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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-280-0694
Media Information Line: 703-324-3000
Email: fire-rescue.PIO-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov
Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire
08/24/2007
Who: |
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department |
What: |
MDA Kick-Off 2007 “Fill the Boot” Campaign |
When: |
10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2007 |
Where: |
Chantilly Fire and Rescue Station 15
14005 Vernon Street, Chantilly, Virginia |
Fairfax County firefighters and paramedics, Local 2068, Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), will host the MDA Kick-Off campaign of “Fill the Boot” at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 28, at Chantilly Fire and Rescue Station 15.
In the metropolitan Washington area, Fairfax County firefighters and paramedics have been MDA’s largest contributor. Firefighters will be collecting in high traffic areas over the Labor Day weekend for “Jerry’s Kids.”
The generosity from the community allowed firefighters to collect over $360,000 in 2006. The goal for this year is $375,000.
For more than 50 years, the IAFF has steadfastly supported the MDA and helped raise over $250 million. Proceeds raised will help support MDA services and research programs, including MDA’s outpatient clinics for people with neuromuscular diseases at Children’s National Medical Center and Georgetown University Hospital.
For more information go to www.iaff.org/mda and www.mdausa.org
For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raúl G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY 711. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.
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