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SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006
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Perry fipefighteps battle
mope than just flames
Special to the HHJ
PERRY Perry fire
fighters are putting on
their “hero” gear and bat
tling more than flames this
summer.
During the weekends
of July 14-16 and Aug.
4-6, local firefighters
will be at Wal-Mart and
Kroger raising money for
the Muscular Dystrophy
Association and the fight
against neuromuscular dis
ease. They will be hitting
the streets from 2-6 p.m.
on Fridays and 9 a.m.-noon
and 2-6 p.m. on Saturday
and Sundays
“We’re hoping to raise
over $3,000 this year,” said
Frank Fennell, Perry’s
Interim Fire Chief. “But
we can’t do it without the
support of the community.”
For over 50 years, fire
fighters across the nation
have teamed up with MDA
to fight muscle disease.
MDA commends these
national heroes, includ
ing Georgia governor
Sonny Perdue, who has
proclaimed the month of
August as MDA Firefighter
Appreciation Month.
Please save your change
and help them “fill the
boot.”
Proceeds will support
MDA’s efforts to continue
serving local families in
the central and west
Georgia areas, including
46 families in Houston
County, by providing
assistance in the pur
chase and maintenance
of wheelchairs, leg braces
and speech communication
devices, as well as funding
research aimed at curing
neuromuscular disease.
In addition, children liv
ing with muscular dystro
phy, ages 6-21, can attend
MDA Summer Camp at
Camp Twin Lakes in
Rutledge, GA for one week
where they will participate
in specialized events and
develop new friendships,
build self-confidence and
discover independence.
At the end of their fund
raising campaign, a repre
sentative from the Perry
Fire Department will make
a check presentation dur
ing the 2006 MDA Jerry
Lewis Labor Day Telethon
broadcast on CBS on
Sept. 3-4.
MDA (www.mda.org) is
a voluntary health agency
working to find treatments
and cures for 43 neuro
muscular diseases through
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programs of worldwide
research, comprehensive
medical and community
services and far-reaching
professional and public
health education. MDA is
the first non-profit orga
nization honored with
the American Medical
Association Lifetime
Achievement Award for
“significant and lasting
contributions to the health
and welfare of humanity.”
For more information
about the “Fill-the-Boot”
campaign or MDA, contact
Bridgett Monroe at 471-
9090.
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LOCAL
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP:
A group of students at the
Special Blessings Day Care
in Perry watch a presentation
on fire safety from firefighters
dressed as clowns Wednesday.
“Crawferd” explains why exit
plans are important while
Jay Harrelson dresses up as
a smoke detector. Crawferd
addresses the crowd with an
oversized prop match during a
presentation about fire safety.
Crawferd, “Heidi,” and “Donut”
demonstrate the proper way
to exit a smoke-filled area as a
group during a skit.
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Local firefighters visit daycare
By KRISTY WARREN
HHJ staff writer
Area firefighters visit
ed with the kids of Special
Blessings Daycare Wednesday.
“Crawferd” the clown from
the Perry Fire Department
was there, along with his
friends “Donut” and “Heidi”,
all choosing to remain anon
ymous from the Crawford
County Fire Department, to
teach the kids the dangers
associated with fire.
The three clowns used slap
stick comedy, magic, and
skits to demonstrate how
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fire detectors, lighters, and
matches to display where
the dangers of fire lie. The
clowns used audience vol
unteers to act out a proper
exit plan in the case of a fire
emergency.
The clowns appeared to be
a huge hit with the kids, pro
ducing laughter and shrieks
of excitement.
After the show, two Perry
firemen pulled up in a fire
truck to show the kids how
firefighters react in the
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