photo by Bruce Garner
Chattanooga firefighters will be out in force Friday and Saturday, collecting donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. On Thursday, Mayor Andy Berke and City Council Members Yusuf Hakeem and Chip Henderson helped the firefighters kick off the three-day fundraising campaign at Station 1 on Main Street.
The firefighters will be collecting donations from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. all over the city Friday and Saturday. Here is a list of locations:
MDA Fill the Boot Campaign collection Locations:
Quint 1 – 6th St. & Georgia Ave
Ladder 1 – 3rd St. & Central
Squad 1 – Broad St. & Aquarium Way
Quint 2 – Market St & Main St
Quint 3 – Entrance of Walmart & Cummings Rd
Engine 4 – Dodson Ave & Wilcox Blvd
Engine 5 – 3rd St & Willow St
Ladder 5 – Bailey Ave & Willow St
Quint 6 – Bonny Oaks Dr & Hwy 58
Quint 7 – Hwy 58 in front of Central High School
Squad 7 – Hwy 58 in front of Central High School
Quint 8 – Shallowford Rd & Hamilton Place Blvd
Engine 9 – Rossville Blvd & Dodds Ave
Quint 10 – Wilder St & Dodson Ave
Engine 12 – Frazier Ave & Forrest Ave
Quint 13 – Greenway View Dr & Brainerd Rd
Squad 13 – Igou Gap Rd & Gunbarrel Rd
Quint 14 – St. Elmo Ave & 38th St
Engine 15 – Moore Rd & Shallowford Rd
Quint 16 – Lupton Dr & Hixson Pike
Quint 17 – Mountain Creek Rd & Signal Mtn Blvd
Quint 19 – North Point Rd & Hixson Pike
Squad 19 – West North Gate Entrance
Squad 20 – Brown Ferry Rd & Cummings Rd
Quint 21 – E. Brainerd Rd & Jenkins Rd
Engine 22 – Walmart Entrance and Exit by Chik-Fil-A on Hwy 153
The funds raised through this event will support MDA’s life-enhancing programs such as state-of-the-art clinics and research efforts. The donations also make MDA summer camp possible so kids with muscle disease can enjoy what they’ve called “the best week of the year.”