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Colby Pretz

Colby Pretz
To Colby, an energetic seven year old, firefighters are the greatest. As a MDA Junior Goodwill Ambassador, Colby, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, is an active participant in MDA's "Fill the Boot." During "Fill the Boot", he meets many firefighters in the King County communities while raising funds for wheel chairs, providing clinic visits, sending children to MDA summer camp, and other services. One of his best "Fill the Boot" activities is the Seattle Storm basketball game where he has assisted with presentations.

After "Fill the Boot" Denn, Jodi, Jelisa, Colby, and Ty Pretz poignantly describe their experience with firefighters at www.iaff27.org:


"Over the past year or so, we have come to a new realization of just how important you are to us. What amazing people you are to give so much to the people in your community by serving and protecting them every day of your lives and then take that extra step to volunteer your free time to help out the families of MDA, like mine, by giving even more of yourselves; whether it be money or your day off, or even the time it takes to show a curious little seven year old boy affected by Muscular Dystrophy every little knob and nozzle, every compartment and hose, every tool and light, and even give him a ride in your truck.

Thanks to you, our son know what a special group of people you are, and we are proud that you care so much because we care so much about you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts."

When Colby is not at an MDA event, he is a third grader attending Alpac Elementary School. In his spare time, Colby also enjoys a game of his Play Station 2, and bringing in the basketball to center court at the Auburn Riverside girls' high school games. Colby's family has a saying for him, "What he lacks in physical strength, he more than makes up for in personality!"

He had his second year at MDA summer camp last year. Camp is important to him and other campers because they have experiences that they otherwise would not get a chance to have. Besides "Fill the Boot", he is also involved with Muscular Dystrophy's "Hop-A-Thon" program which provides materials to help children understand that there are people in our community with not only neuromuscular diseases but other disabilities as well.

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