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Article: Firemen defy chief to solicit donations.(A)(Metropolitan)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 22, 2001
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Byline: Jim Keary
District firefighters who took to the streets to solicit donations for victims of last week's terrorist attacks, despite objections from D.C. Fire Chief Ronnie Few, raised almost $300,000 in just a few days.
The District firefighters, who collected the money while in uniform but on their own time, presented a $293,000 check yesterday to several relief organizations handling assistance for the families of 320 New York firefighters who died Sept. 11 at the World Trade Center.
On Wednesday, Chief Few warned firefighters that soliciting donations at Metro stations and intersections was a violation of the city's panhandling laws.