Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Murphy Fire Fighters Fill the Boot for MDA


Murphy fire fighters will hit the streets Thursday, June 23 through Saturday, June 25 to collect donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association through the Fill the Boot campaign.


Fire fighters will be boot-handling at the intersections of Murphy and Betsy and Highway 544 and Hawthorn. In 2009, the Murphy fire fighters raised $5,600, and their goal this year is to raise over $6,000.


MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related disease by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy, and education. In Texas and Oklahoma, Fill the Boot contributions go to MDA's four camps, over 20 support groups and clinics, and more than $1 million in research grants to state hospitals and universities, including Southwestern Medical Center. Up-to-date information about MDA services and research can be found at www.MDA.org.


For more information, please contact Cristy Thieleman at 972-480-0011 or Kelsey McGonigle at 972-480-0070.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Paris Fire Fighters Raise Money for MDA

The Paris Fire Department will battle muscle disease by raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association through the Fill the Boot campaign June 30 through July 2. In 2010, Texas fire fighters raised over $4 million for MDA, and the Paris Fire Department wants to help increase the amount contributed for 2011.


The campaign will consist of Paris fire fighters removing their boots and collecting donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association for three days at Wal-Mart and Towne Center. Members of the fire department will also be passing their boots around at the Paris Firework Show on July 2.


"Fire fighters make a difference that has impacted families served by MDA throughout the years," said MDA Chairman & CEO Gerald Weinberg. "They are truly inspiring, selfless individuals."


MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. Fill the Boot  funds support MDA's services locally and nationally, including medical clinics like Texoma Neurology Associates in Sherman and MDA Summer Camps like our North Texas camp in Meridian. Up-to-date information about MDA services and research can be found at www.MDA.org.


For more information, please contact Courtney Marshal at 972-480-0011 or Kelsey McGonigle at 972-480-0070.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Anna Fire Fighters Fill the Boot for MDA for the First Time Ever


ANNA, Texas – JUNE 13, 2011 – The Anna Fire Department will team up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association every day between June 18 and July 9 for MDA's Fill the Boot campaign.

For the first time ever in Anna, fire fighters will fill their boots with donations from Anna residents at the intersection of FM 455 and Highway 5 every weekday morning and throughout the day on weekends. Though this is the first year Anna has participated in Fill the Boot, the fire department hopes that collecting every day will significantly increase funds for MDA.

"Fire fighters make a difference that has impacted families served by MDA throughout the years," said MDA Chairman and CEO Gerald Weinberg. "They are truly inspiring, selfless individuals."

Fill the Boot funds support MDA's services locally and nationally, including medical clinics staffed with specialists in neuromuscular disease and special summer camps for kids. Up-to-date information about MDA services and research can be found at www.mda.org.

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy, and education. The first nonprofit organization to be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Medical Association "for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity," MDA's programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. MDA maintains a network of 200 hospital-affiliated clinics to serve families living with any of the 43 neuromuscular diseases. An MDA clinic is located at Texoma Neurology Associates in Sherman.

For more information, please contact Jacquelin Way at 972-480-0011 or Kelsey McGonigle at 972-480-0070.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Fate Firefighters Fill the Boot to Fight Muscle Disease

Fate Fire Rescue will be raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association through the Fill the Boot campaign this Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the intersections of FM 551 and Fate Main and SH 66 and FM 549.

Fate Fire Rescue’s slogan is “Our community, Our citizens, Our department,” so it comes as no surprise that the volunteers who make up the majority this fire rescue team have a lot of pride in their hometown. Fate residents will have the opportunity to pay homage to their hometown heroes by helping the firefighters fill their boots with donations to MDA.

For more information, please contact MDA representatives Tatiana Higdon at 972-480-0011 or Kelsey McGonigle at 972-480-0070.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Motorcycle Enthusiasts Donate to MDA to Vote for Favorite Biker Band

Harley-Davidson of North Texas is hosting its fourth annual Battle of the Biker Bands this Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. An estimated 2000 motorcycle enthusiasts will be coming out to see five bands playing throughout the day.

The event is free and open to the public, but in order to vote for your favorite band, you must donate $1 to MDA for every ticket used to vote. The band that receives the most tickets wins the battle! If you purchase tickets in advance, you will receive a 2011 commemorative Harley-Davidson MDA pin, ten voter tickets, a raffle ticket to win up to ten prizes, and you will not have to wait in line for beverages. Advance tickets are $10 each or $15 for a pair. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event go to MDA.

Along with great music, guests can enjoy free burgers, free beer, free Hooters wings served by Hooters girls, guitars from Guitar Center to play on site, and the chance to ride a Harley with no experience required.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Sunker of Harley-Davidson of North Texas at 972-245-1492.

Duncanville Fire Department Gives Muscle Disease The Boot

The Duncanville Fire Department is launching its annual Fill the Boot campaign to collect money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Firefighters will be at the intersections of I-67 and Cockrell Hill, Wheatland and Cedar Ridge, and Camp Wisdom and Cedar Ridge in the early mornings and early evenings of June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11.

Last year, the department raised nearly $3,000 for MDA, and they are hoping to exceed that amount this year. Funds raised from Fill the Boot go to providing the very best in patient care and services for those affected by neuromuscular diseases.

For more information, please contact MDA representatives Katie Shields at 972-480-0011 or Kelsey McGonigle at 972-480-0070.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Leah's 7th Annual Backyard Carnival

Thirteen-year-old Leah Prager will host her annual Backyard Carnival this Sunday, June 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. at 6632 Crestland Avenue in Dallas. The money raised at her carnival will be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Jewish Family Services Dallas Food Pantry.

Admission to the carnival is a donation. From there, guests can enjoy game booths, food stations, a bounce house, a silent auction, a neighborhood train, karaoke, a fire truck from Dallas Fire-Rescue, clowns from Merry Maker Clowns and a magician.

Leah's last carnival netted nearly $19,000, and this year, Leah is expecting to reach $100,000 contributed for the seven events. Additionally, Leah's bat mitzvah is the day before her carnival, so this year's event promises to be extra special.

Leah got the idea for her carnival from her mother, Erica Prager, who put on carnivals of her own as a child growing up in Longview. Backyard carnivals were signature events for MDA in the 1960s and 70s, and since then, the carnival concept has been updated to teach children that "It's Cool to Care."

For additional information, please contact MDA representatives Kelsey McGonigle or Anita Stevenson at 972-480-0070.

Frisco Firefighters Kick Off 2011 Fill The Boot Campaign For MDA


Frisco, Texas - June 1, 2011 - The Frisco Firefighters Association will team up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association on June 2, 3 and 4 to launch their annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign for people with neuromuscular diseases.

Firefighters will be filling their boots with donations at the intersections of Legacy and Lebanon, Preston and Warren, Preston and Gaylord, Gaylord and Mall Road F, and Teel and Main starting on Thursday, June 2. Last year, the firefighters raised over $27,000, and they are hoping to exceed that number this year.

“For more than five decades, fire fighters across the country have done an unbelievable job helping MDA by volunteering their time and energy in helping raise funds,’’ said MDA Chairman & CEO Gerald C. Weinberg. “They are our true heroes.”

Fill the Boot funds support MDA’s services locally and nationally, including medical clinics staffed with specialists in neuromuscular disease and special summer camps for kids. Up-to-date information about MDA services and research can be found at www.mda.org.

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy, and education. The first nonprofit organization to be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Medical Association “for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity,” MDA’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. MDA maintains a network of 200 hospital-affiliated clinics to serve families living with any of 43 different neuromuscular diseases.

For more information, please contact Jacquelin Way at 972-480-0011 or Kelsey McGonigle at 972-480-0070.