Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services collected $5,336.68 in this year’s “Give Burns the Boot” fundraising campaign for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation.
The fund pay for activities including “Camp Oo-U-La,” Georgia’s only camp exclusively for burn-injured children, according to Fire Educator Beth Elder. The program “allows campers one week a year in which they can live without society’s cruel comments and stares and just be kids,” Elder said.
The foundation also works to prevent fire-related injuries and deaths through education, and supports burn centers in the state.
“Ten percent of our department’s total dollar amount raised is returned to us for fire safety and burn education efforts,” Elder said. “By supporting the Boot Drive, the public is also supporting their local fire department and their own community.”
Information: http://www.gfbf.org/
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