{"id":14599,"date":"2016-11-14T17:03:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T17:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14599"},"modified":"2016-11-14T17:03:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T17:03:18","slug":"woodstock-firefighters-raise-money-for-muscular-dystrophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14599","title":{"rendered":"Woodstock Firefighters Raise Money for Muscular Dystrophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Woodstock Patch<\/a>) \u2013 Members of the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services are set to kick off the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association find treatments for diseases that severely limit strength and mobility.<\/p>\n

Firefighters from Cherokee County will be out for this year\u2019s drive from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14-16 at Kroger, which is located at 2295 Towne Lake Parkway in Woodstock.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than 60 years, firefighters have stood on the front lines with MDA in the fight to free individuals \u2014 and the families who love them \u2014 from the harm of these life-threatening muscle diseases,\u201d said Fundraising Coordinator Abby Ruffner. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful for the Cherokee County firefighters steadfast drive to support the kids and adults we serve and look forward to working together to make this Fill the Boot event a huge success.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Fill the Boot campaign is an honored tradition in which thousands of firefighters across America hit the streets or storefronts asking pedestrians, motorists, customers and other passersby to make a donation to MDA.<\/p>\n

The organization works to promote research and find cures on diseases such as muscular dystrophy, ALS and other related illnesses.<\/p>\n