Firefighters To Hit The Streets For MDA This Thursday

  • Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Mayor Andy Berke, Chattanooga Fire Department, Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association, Local 820, and Muscular Dystrophy Association representatives and families will be present at a kick-off event for the MDA Fill the Boot Fundraiser on Thursday at 9:45 a.m. at Fire Station 1, 218 E. Main St.

More than 370 firefighters will fan out across the city to seek donations for the MDA March 23-25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The locations will be provided in a news release, and on the department's Facebook page.

A young MDA ambassador will wave a flag to start the firefighters out on their fundraising mission at 10 a.m.
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