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Mayor Jay Dean speaks with Zachary LeBlanc, 11, and Matthew Wallis, 9, at the Longview Fire Department's Central Station as he puts the first dollar in the boot Thursday to kick off the annual Fill the Boot fundraiser of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Longview firefighters are aiming for at least a 20 percent increase in the funds they collect for the Muscular Dystrophy Association today and next week. The local firefighters raised $14,300 last year during their annual Fill the Boot campaign, said Capt. Wayne Oldham, president of the Longview Professional Firefighters Association.
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