Jacksonville fire fighters support MDA with annual Fill the Boot Drive through Memorial Day weekend

May 20, 2019 — The Jacksonville Fire Department is showing its continued support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) as its members kick off the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to raise critical funds to help transform the lives of kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases.

Continuing a 65-year tradition of giving strength to the MDA community, the dedicated fire fighters from the Jacksonville Fire Department will hit storefronts with boots in hand asking pedestrians, customers and other passersby to make a donation to MDA on Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27, at Walmart in Jacksonville.

"We are thrilled to be working with the Jacksonville Fire Department for another year of Fill the Boot to help provide the funds needed to find treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases that severely limit strength and mobility,” said Director of Development Tiffany Bratcher. “The dedication of these fire fighters to MDA’s mission is unwavering, spending countless hours both with Fill the Boot and MDA Summer Camp to care for the kids and adults in Jacksonville and the East Texas area. We know that their devotion to our families will make this year’s drive a success.”

Funds raised through Jacksonville Fill the Boot in 2019 will help the MDA save lives and lift those up in need, by providing the MDA with vital resources to advance their mission of driving innovations in science and care for the neuromuscular community. Contributions have helped fund groundbreaking research and life-enhancing programs such as state-of-the-art support groups and Care Centers, including the MDA Care Center at Children’s Health- Specialty Care Center, Cook’s Children, UT Southwestern (ALS), Texas Neurology and UT Southwestern -Aston Ambulatory Care Center in Dallas.