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Article: Firefighters pass the boot for Jerry's Kids
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2009
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A nnapolis firefighters, joined by their county union brothers
and sisters, will be on another call this weekend - this time for
muscular dystrophy.
They will man intersections around the city hoping passing
motorists, and others, will make a donation to help the fight
against neuro-muscular diseases and for those stricken by them.
The drive gathers money to be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy
Association, perhaps best known for its annual Labor Day weekend
telethons hosted by Jerry Lewis.
Charlotte Whitaker of Crofton is one of "Jerry's Kids." Diagnosed
when she was 2 years old she has been aided by MDA ever since. She
graduated from South River High School in June and is thinking about ...