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Austin Firefighter Spends Day At MDA Summer Camp

By Anonymous

AUSTIN, TX June 20, 2004 -- The roar of motorcycles could be heard from all corners of the Greene Family Camp in Bruceville, Texas. The Fire and Iron Station 18 Fire Fighters Motorcycle Club rolled into the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp amid applause and anticipation from the campers. No sacrifice was too great for these bikers as they drove two and a half hours on rain drenched roads just to share their time and energy with the children affected by muscular dystrophy.

The Fire Fighters joined in the festivities at the end of camp carnival, which the campers prepared for throughout the entire week. The activities designed by the campers included games that involved throwing water balloons at the cabin leaders and competing to see who can fit the most marsh mellows in a single mouthful.

“When I heard about the summer camp I couldn’t pass up an opportunity like this to spend a day with these kids,” said Austin Fire Fighter, Pablo Ruiz. “I have been a participant for the “Fill-the-Boot campaign at my station for several years and I would do anything for these kids. When I heard that Fire and Iron had been invited to camp for a day I made sure I was available to come up here.”

Donating time and energy to MDA is nothing new to these Fire Fighters. Each year these men and women take to the streets to participate in the annual Fill-the-Boot campaign. For 50 years Fire Fighters around the country have come together to collect donations in support of MDA.

In 2004, the New Braunfels chapter of Fire and Iron was the first to organize in Texas. The Fire and Iron is a motorcycle club made up of Fire Fighters who love to ride. Fire & Iron originated in Central Florida but now has 17 groups in 10 states. Each member is either an active, retired or volunteer member of the fire service community.

“This has been such a rewarding experience for me and the members of Fire and Iron to come here,"
explained Ruiz. “These kids here at camp are the reason why we work so hard to help MDA and it is important to be a part of the magic created here at camp to help me remember what is truly important.”

The weeklong summer camp is only one program among many that MDA funds to benefit those who are affected by neuromuscular disease. MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat neuromuscular diseases through programs of world-wide research, comprehensive patient services, far-reaching professional and public health education, and direct local services, such as those offered at the Round Rock Medical Center under the direction of Adam D. Horvit M.D. The association is funded almost entirely through private donations. The most visible fundraising event is the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, seen locally on KXAN-TV, September 5 - 6.

More information regarding MDA and disease specifics can be found on the Internet at www.mdausa.org. If you have any questions regarding MDA, current fundraising events, or the Telethon, please contact Emily Travis, the Austin District Director, at (512) 345-3800, or electronically at austindistrict@mdausa.org.




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