Why Does Fire Fighters’ ‘Fill the Boot’ Charity Fill the Union’s Coffers?
Thousands of “panhandlers” in oversized suspenders camp outside of town squares and churches and major intersections every Labor Day. Instead of fast food cups, they plead with passersby to donate what they can into large rubber galoshes, exhorting them to “Fill the boot!” Perhaps that is why they are so well-received by busy motorists. It also helps that these men are standing in front of fire engines.
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has turned this spectacle into a wildly successful charity benefit, generating about $20 million each year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. But a series of multi-million dollar payments from the charity to the scandal-plagued labor union have led some fire fighters and union officials to question the arrangement.
‘Fill the Boot’ drives by firefighters have raised $20M a year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, but who’s getting the money?
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
Posted Mar 02, 2021
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue employees and volunteers hold out their boots for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Aug. 22, 2014. (Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader) LC- Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove LeaderLC- Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove
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By Bill McMorris | RealClearWire
Thousands of “panhandlers” in oversized suspenders camp outside of town squares and churches and major intersections every Labor Day. Instead of fast food cups, they plead with passersby to donate what they can into large rubber galoshes, exhorting them to “Fill the boot!” Perhaps that is why they are so well-received by busy motorists. It also helps that these men are standing in front of fire engines.
NYC Evictions Dropped By More Than 80% In 2020
arrow Tenant activists protesting outside of Brooklyn housing court August 6th, 2020. JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
A total of 3,059 tenants were evicted from New York City apartments in all of 2020, according to new data provided by the city’s Department of Investigation. That’s a decrease of more than 80 percent, or about 18 percent of the nearly 17,000 evictions completed in 2019.
The data was compiled by DOI from reports submitted by city marshals, who are charged with enforcing court orders, including evictions. There was no breakdown by month. However, tenant advocates said it is pretty obvious the eviction moratorium Governor Andrew Cuomo signed after the pandemic struck last March contributed to this year’s dramatically low number of evictions.
Kern Place residents want more security in Cincinnati District after shooting, soldier’s stabbing
Fort Bliss on Tuesday confirmed the stabbing victim was a Army sergeant whose attack outside Rockin Cigar Bar was caught on surveillance video. Meantime, the owner of the bar, Frank Ricci, told ABC-7 he s being sued by the victim s family over the incident,
The Kern Place Association on Tuesday sent ABC-7 a statement saying they support a stepped up effort in the area to dampen the negative effects bar patrons are having on nearby Kern Place residents.
The statement says in part, Businesses whose owners have lived in Kern Place (Palomino Tavern, Ardovino s Pizza, Crave, G2, Fool s Gold) understand our issues, seem to abide by the laws and ordinances, and have even contributed to hiring off-duty police officers to patrol the common areas and into our neighborhood. Historically, the issues in the area have been with the other establishments on, and around, the 200 block of Cincinn
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