Fire departments collect for hospital this weekend

Members of Puget Island, Cathlamet, Skamokawa and District 4 fire departments will hold their annual Fill the Boot Fund Drive for Doernbecher Children's Hospital this Saturday and Sunday.

Dressed in turnout gear, members of the departments, including First Aid divisions, will invite passing motorists to stop and put a financial donation in a fire fighter boot.

Puget Island's crew will collect donations at a yet unspecificed place. Cathlamet and Skamokawa members will collect on Main Street in Cathlamet, and District 4 will collect at Cathlamet Chevron on SR 4.

The drive is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet. Proceeds will go to the Portland hospital which specializes in research and treatment of diseases in children.