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Firefighters Want You To Help "Fill The Boot" For MDA

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – You will see firefighters on the streets of Miami-Dade County this weekend asking you to help "Fill the Boot".

The Muscular Dystrophy Association, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Metro-Dade Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1403 kicked-off their annual "Fill the Boot" drive Friday. Firefighters will be collecting donations for MDA at major intersections over the weekend and Monday.

"I encourage everyone to get out there and safely collect for this worthy cause," said MDFR Chief Dave Downey. "I am certain that with everyone's help, we can reach our goal, and perhaps surpass it."

Their goal is to collect $100,000.00 by November 9th.

All of the money collected will go toward research and family support counseling in the community; help purchase wheelchairs, breathing devices and leg braces; and give children with neuromuscular diseases the chance to attend MDA summer camp.

The "Fill the Boot" campaign is one of the primary ways firefighters raise money for MDA.

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