Press release

BURIEN, WASH., August 14, 2012 – Local 1461 Burien Fire Fighters will be out in the streets on Friday, August 17, with a goal of raising $5,000, as they kick off their annual Fill-the-Boot fundraising campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Fire fighters will be in the complex at 1st Ave S and 148th St, 1st Ave S and 160th St and 1st Ave S and Normandy Rd. from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., filling their boots with donations from motorists. They will be joined by Danielle Harada and Linda Harada, who are local MDA clients.

Over the last two years, the Burien Fire and Emergency Services Department raised almost $4,000 for MDA, adding to the International Association of Fire Fighters’ (IAFF) national total of more than $28 million. Fire Fighters have been volunteering their time and, don’t forget, boots—to help children and adults with 43 muscle-deteriorating diseases since 1954. Public’s help will help

Proceeds raised during the street-side campaign will support life-saving research and services to families in King County. These services include MDA Summer Camp in Lake Stevens, genetic counseling, clinics, and local support groups.

MDA is the non-profit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. The majority of contributions to MDA come from individual donors. MDA maintains clinics for area adults and children affected by neuromuscular diseases at Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center.