Thursday, September 6, 2012
The amount is the most in the nation and in Fairfax County's history with the campaign.
Fairfax County firefighters and paramedics raised a whopping $568,634.89 benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) over Labor Day Weekend during the annual Fill the Boot campaign. This year, the Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics - International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 2068 raised the most ever in its 58-year partnership with MDA, said IAFF Local 2068 Communications Director Joel Kobersteen. Local 2068 members raised the most money in the nation in 2012, said Kobersteen, who also coordinates the Fairfax County Labor Day Weekend Fill the Boot Campaign. “This is the third time in six years that we’ve been No. 1,” he said. In 2011, Local 2068 ranked third in the nation, with about $435,000 …
Saturday, September 1, 2012
The Labor Day Weekend Fill the Boot Campaign benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Families, firefighters and other local supporters joined together Thursday to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the kick-off event of this year’s Fill the Boot Campaign. The kick-off, held at Fairfax County Fire Station 5, is part of the Labor Day weekend events organized by the Fairfax County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics in conjunction with the Fairfax Fire & Rescue Department, the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications, Greater Washington Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Subway Restaurants. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2068 has been raising money during the weekend campaign for 20 years. Seven of those 20 years, Local 2068 has been in the top three in the…
Friday, August 31, 2012
Herndon's firefighters will be out collecting donations for MDA this weekend.
The 2012 Labor Day Weekend Fill the Boot campaign benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) kicks-off in Fairfax County this week with a special event Thursday. The Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics - International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 2068, in conjunction with the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department, the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications, the Greater Washington Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Subway Restaurants hosted the pre-collection event at Fairfax County Fire Station 5 on Thursday. "For the past seven of the twenty plus years that they have been collecting, members of Local 2068 have consistently been in the top three in the nation for amount …
Jonathan Erickson
12:00 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012
Free, he's working in the Presidents salary range, more then the VP or any member of Congress or the military. What has he done but be a glorified panhandler. It's not millions but billions if we are talking about Jerry's kids and the fundraising from that quarter. What have they produced? Lots of dead mice and???? Help me out! Maybe they got a good rating because the rest of the organizations … more ›