The Berkeley Firefighters Association, Local 1227 are planning on holding a boot drive, in the Elmwood, to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association(MDA). The details are as follows:

Date: Saturday, October 28th
Time: 11:00am – 7:00pm
Location: College Ave @ Russell St
Who: Off duty Berkeley Firefighters and their families
Contact: Dave Gabriner (415) 596-0635, Jon Pique (510) 495-4674

The International Association of Firefighters is the main fundraising partner of the MDA. We held a similar boot drive at this intersection last year and it was very successful and we got great feedback from the community.