Staunton firefighters to aid MDA
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local #3468 in Staunton will be on the intersection of Richmond Road and Greenville Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 2 for the first day of the annual Fill-the-Boot fundraising campaign in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The Staunton Fill-the-Boot will continue until Friday. Sept. 4. Continue reading “Staunton firefighters to aid MDA” »
I’m a quasi-celebrity, get me out of here!
I had made a vow to myself that I would start saying “No!” when asked to add to my already full plate, but when I got the call to be put behind bars for the annual MDA Lock-Up, I had a personal reason for saying “Yes!” this time around.
It was that summer during college when I worked in the Waynesboro parks and rec department summer camp as a counselor for what we called the special pops kids. Talk about an eye-opening experience – that was a summer full of them, with kids facing a variety of physical and other challenges that I could never imagine being able to overcome, and yet they fought the battle every day against all odds. Continue reading “I’m a quasi-celebrity, get me out of here!” »
