CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — The annual "Fill the Boot" campaign is just around the corner, and you'll soon see firefighters at intersections all over town asking for donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Donation collection days this year will be March 8, 15, and 22nd.
You can find folks with The Corpus Christi Fire Department (CCFD) and Corpus Christi Professional Firefighter Associations at the following locations:
- Padre Island/ Flour Bluff
- Calallen/Annaville
- Six Points/Downtown
- Horne/Ayers
- Rodd Field/ Holly
- Doddridge/ Staples
- Horne/ Ayers
- Navigation and Leopard
- Yorktown/Staples
- Leopard/Violet
- Staples Street/Saratoga Boulevard/Holly Road/Greenwood Drive
- Several locations along SPID
Firefighters will be gathering donations throughout the day.
CCFD wants to remind drivers to stay safe by being alert and focusing on the road throughout the campaign.
In 2023, CCFD raised $102,632 for the annual campaign. CCFD hopes to raise over $100,000 for this year’s campaign.
Donations can also be made online at https://filltheboot.donordrive.com/ [filltheboot.donordrive.com].
To learn more about the history of the MDA Fill the Boot campaign, visit www.firefighters.mda.org [firefighters.mda.org].
