Firefighters announce ‘Fill the Boot’ total
Metro Wire Staff
Stevens Point firefighters have concluded another year of their “Fill the Boot” fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, raising $18,739.15.
Firefighters from the Stevens Point Fire Department collected donations at the intersections of Division and Main streets, and Division and Clark streets, on Aug. 29-30. Motorists contributed cash and loose change at stoplights, surpassing the 2023 total of $14,700.21.
The fundraiser, which saw a dip in donations during the COVID-19 pandemic, brought in $13,028 in 2022.
The event is hosted annually by the Stevens Point Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation, an arm of Local 484, the department’s labor union.
In an Oct. 9 news release, the Local 484 said donations are still accepted online here.
Funds raised via Fill the Boot go towards MDA research, and educational programming, and help send more than 40 local kids to an MDA Summer Camp at no cost to families.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the partnership between the local fire department and the MDA.