IAFF and Muscular Dystrophy Association
Fire fighters across the nation collect millions of dollars each year in hopes of finding a cure to defeat muscular dystrophy.
What has become a nationwide effort by fire fighters to collect donations started in Boston, Mass.
In 1954 a South Boston fire fighter named George Graney convinced the International Association of Fire Fighters to embrace the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The IAFF began raising money for research in hopes of eliminating neuromuscular diseases and has collected more than $270 million to date. The IAFF is the largest national sponsor of the MDA.
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