Rapid City, S.D. – Starting on Wednesday, May 21st, the Rapid City Fire Department will be out on the streets asking the community to fill their boots with cash to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
For more than 70 years, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has collected critical funds in the community, one dollar at a time, as part of the Fill the Boot program. The Rapid City Fire Department Local 1040 will be continuing this long-standing tradition as crews kick off Fill the Boot to raise critical funds to help transform the lives of kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases. Donations help MDA continue services for more than 250,000 people living with neuromuscular diseases across the country and help continue funding life-saving research.
Crews from the Rapid City Fire Department Local 1040 will hit the streets with boots in hand asking the community to make a donation to MDA on Wednesday, May 21st, Thursday, May 22nd, and Friday, May 23rd from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at:
Walmart on North Lacrosse Street, Walmart on Stumer Road, Family Fare on East Saint Patrick Street, Family Fare at Baken Park, Safeway on Mountain View Road, and Sam’s Club on Eglin Street.
You can also support the campaign by donating online at: https://filltheboot.donordrive.com/team/rapidcityfire
“For over 70 years, the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Fill the Boot campaign has raised critical funds for research and care for people who live with a neuromuscular disease, and we are honored to have the support of Rapid City Local 1040 and have them be a part of the effort for this important mission,” says Regional Director of Fire Fighter Partnerships, Elizabeth Nelson. “Rapid City Firefighters have raised over $425,000 since 2016 and lead the Midwest for total dollars raised.”
Last year, the Rapid City Fire Department collected more than $54,000 for MDA in just three days. 2023 they raised more than $60,000 and 2022 was a record-breaking year, raising more than $67,000. 100% of the money donated goes to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
“We are always amazed at our community and how much they are willing to give. MDA is an important organization and we are thankful that we can help raise funds for those living with a neuromuscular disease,” says Lt. Rachel Hobbs with the Rapid City Fire Department Local 1040.
