09/06/2014 - - On Saturday, September 6th, 2014, Whitman Firefighters Local #1769 held their annual "Fill-The-Boot" drive for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, MDA. Firefighters braved the unseasonably high temperatures outside of the Dunkin' Donuts on South Avenue to collect funds for MDA. Fire Lieutenant Al Cunningham, along with firefighters Scott Figgins, Steve Foster and Pat Travers, stood outside with their fire boots receiving gracious donations from patrons of the Dunkin' Donuts, as well as passerby's who flagged the firefighters down so they could make a donation to MDA. This marks the 60th year of the partnership between the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters. The campaign originated in Boston in 1954, by a Boston firefighter who wanted to help collect donations for a local child with muscular dystrophy. MDA utilizes the funds raised in research efforts to eradicate 40 neuromuscular diseases. IAFF members have donated nearly $275 million to MDA since 1954.