(The Dialy Tribune News) – Through its three-day Give Burns The Boot drive, the Cartersville Fire Department collected $19,226.08 in early October for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation.
“The citizens of Cartersville and Bartow County have always been very supportive of this cause and this year was no exception,” said Chief Mark Hathaway, fire marshal for the Cartersville Fire Prevention Division. “This year’s total fell a little short of the last couple of years, but we are definitely not discouraged. We had broken our all-time record in the last two years.
“The Cartersville Fire Department would like to thank each and every person that donated to this worthy cause. … The monies raised will help support the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation youth Camp Oo-U-La. This camp is provided for kids and young adult burn injury survivors, so they can have a place to have fun without being judged for their injuries. All of the participants have some type of burn injury, and the staff is made up of firefighter volunteers from throughout the state. The money also helps support the two burn centers in Atlanta and Augusta.”
By participating in the Give Burns The Boot campaign, Georgia fire departments have collected more than $14 million since 1990.
