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Waukesha Firefighters Fill the Boot for MDA

Waukesha firefighters will be filling the boot at area grocery stores to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (M.D.A.)


The firefighters will be at the following grocery stores from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. All locations are subject to cancellation based on available personnel.



  • Pick N' Save, 220 E. Sunset Drive

  • Pick N' Save, 1535 E. Moreland Blvd

  • Pick N' Save, 1220 W. Sunset Drive

  • Pick N' Save, 2160 Silvernail Road

  • Sentry, 701 Meadowbrook Road.


The International Association of Fire Fighters (I.A.F.F.), representing fire departments across the country, raised $27.2 million of the MDA's total $61.4 million fundraising in 2011. This is the IAFF's 57th year supporting the MDA.

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The annual Fill-the-Boot campaign is a national program to support the MDA. All donations benefit local MDA clients, helping to send children and young adults to MDA Summer Camp in Camp Lake, purchase and repair wheelchairs and facilitate support groups and clinic visits at Children’s Hospital and Froedtert Memorial Hospital.


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