Cherokee Fire, Police Give $3,300 to Charity

and the presented a check for $3,300 to Stephanie Miller of the Hope and Light Foundation.

The fire department and sheriff’s office combined their efforts during this year’s Guns and Hoses Run and donated their winnings to the Hope and Light Foundation, which assists children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). This year’s run was done in memory of Aleena Miller who passed away last year and was a victim of SMA. 

Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetically inherited neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy.  SMA occurs in about 1 in every 6,000-10,000 births, regrettably qualifying it as the number one genetic killer of babies and toddlers under the age of two

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office solicited registrations from runners to raise money for the Hope and Light Foundation.