On Tuesday, United Professional Firefighters of Contra Costa County raised a combined $33,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) across multiple locations in the county—including Antioch and Brentwood.
In both Antioch and Brentwood, firefighters raised more than $18,700 with East Contra Costa Fire raising $10,613.
Firefighters will be out again on Thursday at the following locations from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm:
- Antioch – Auto Center & Century
- Concord – Willow Pass & Galindo
- Moraga – Rheem & Moraga Rd
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is the world’s leading nonprofit health agency dedicated to finding treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular diseases.
How Fill the Boot Helps?
Every year, tens of thousands of people visit MDA’s nationwide network of 200 clinics, including 44 MDA/ALS centers, where they receive expert care from muscle disease specialists. MDA also provides annual occupational, physical, respiratory or speech therapy consultations.
Each year, MDA sends more than 3,600 youngsters with muscular dystrophy to accessible MDA summer camps across the country, at a cost to MDA of $1600 per camper. There is no charge to families.
