Valley Regional and South King Fire Fighters Fill the Boot to raise funds for local MDA families

Members of the Valley Regional and South King Fire Departments, together with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will be at The Outlet Collection Mall on Friday, boots in hand, for the firefighters' annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign.

October 3, 2016 7:20 pm
MDA’s spirited Fill the Boot campaign is an honored tradition in which thousands of dedicated fire fighters hit the streets or storefronts asking pedestrians
MDA’s spirited Fill the Boot campaign is an honored tradition in which thousands of dedicated fire fighters hit the streets or storefronts asking pedestrians

Members of the Valley Regional and South King Fire Departments, together with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will be at The Outlet Collection Mall on Friday, boots in hand, for the firefighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign.

Funds raised help free kids and adults from the harm of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases that severely weaken muscle strength and mobility

Firefighters will be collected money from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more than six decades, firefighters have stood on the front lines to fuel MDA’s mission to free individuals — and the families who love them — from the harm of muscular dystrophy and other related life-threatening diseases that take away people’s ability to walk, move, smile, talk and even breathe.

Funds raised through the Fill the Boot drives empower families with life-enhancing resources and support, including state-of-the-art support groups and Care Centers.

They also help give hundreds of local kids the opportunity to experience the best week of the year where anything is possible at MDA summer camp at no cost to their families at Camp Seymour in Gig Harbor,