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Wish List

The Jeffrey Vaden Chavis House at the Shirley Badke Retreat

Blankets

Bed-side Rugs

New Pillows

Rolling Clothing Racks

Under bed storage containers

 
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Aluminum Cans for Burn Victims

 
 
 
 

An easy way to both support the Southeastern Firefighters' Burn Foundation’s work and be kind to the environment! This green program began in 1988 to fund assistance programs that help meet the special needs of our burn survivors and their families. Funds help pay for special clothing, therapeutic equipment, and other nonmedical items that are typically excluded from medical insurance plans. Maintenance for the Shirley Badke Retreat is also funded by the ACBV program. Supporting this program couldn’t be much easier. Simply save your aluminum cans and drop them off at any of the trailer locations listed, and encourage your company, family, friends, and neighbors to do the same. Our generous supporters have helped The Foundation raise more than $55,000 annually.

GEORGIA ACBV COLLECTION CENTERS

Augusta Richmond County Fire Department
4185 Windsor Spring Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815
2618 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, GA
3507 Walton Way Ext. Augusta, GA
3705 Old Waynesboro Rd Augusta, GA 30906

Centerville Fire Department
500 N Houston Lake Blvd. Centerville, GA 31028

Daniel Village (Behind Village Deli)
2803 Wrightsboro Rd. Augusta, GA

Doctors Hospital - Near Burn Center Entrance
3651 Wheeler Rd. Augusta, GA 30909

Garden City Fire Department
2406 Hwy 80 Garden City, GA

Graniteville Fire Department
200 Main St. Graniteville, SC

Grovetown Department of Public Safety
306 East Robinson Ave. Grovetown, GA 30813

Martinez Fire Department
3910 Desoto Dr. Martinez, GA
4590 Oakley Pirkle Martinez, GA
704 Fury’s Ferry Road Martinez, GA
518 Gibbs Road Martinez, GA
3141 Ray Owens Rd. Appling, GA

Port Wentworth Fire Department
317 Cantyre St. Port Wentworth, GA

St. Teresa of Avila Church
4921 Columbia Rd. Grovetown, GA

Southeastern Firefighters' Burn Foundation Business Office
3614 J. Dewey Gray Circle Bldg. C Augusta, GA

Southside Fire Department
10703 White Bluff Rd. Savannah, GA
1831 East Montgomery Crossroads Savannah, GA
155 Wilminton Island Rd. Savannah, GA
553 McWhorter Dr. Savannah, GA
1381 Dean Forrest Rd. Savannah, GA

Thomson Fire Department
228 McCommons St. Thomson, GA

SOUTH CAROLINA ACBV COLLECTION CENTERS

Aiken Public Safety
251 Laurens Street NW Aiken, SC

Beech Island Fire Department
1565 Sandbar Ferry Rd. Beech Island, SC

Belvedere Fire Department
204 Hampton Ave. Belvedere, SC

Bluffton Fire Department
357 Fording Island Rd. Bluffton, SC

Blythewood Fire Department
435 Main Street Blythewood, SC

Donaldson Fire Department
2291 Perimeter Rd. Greenville, SC

 
 

A child is brought to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center by helicopter, and the parents drive to Augusta, several states away, all the while worried about whether or not their son or daughter will be alive when they arrive. They leave with only the clothes on their backs and little money. Where will this family stay during their child's lengthy hospitalization? How will they obtain additional clothing and afford regular meals? If they are indigent, how will they ensure their child has all of the specialized garments, dressings, and medications that are critical for a successful recovery?

This is where the Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation (SFBF) steps in. We’re here to help these families. The Joseph M. Still Burn Center , at Doctors Hospital , is located in Augusta, Georgia. Families of burn patients, as well as burn patients who receive treatment at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center , are referred to us and then provided shelter and comfort at our Jeffrey Vaden Chavis House at the Shirley Badke Retreat . With the help of our generous volunteers , the Burn Foundation is able to provide meals once a day, seven days a week. Additionally, the SFBF provides pressure dressings to burn patients free of charge for their long-term care.

The Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation support extends far beyond our Augusta, GA location; our aid recipients come from all over the US. In fact, More than 3,000 patients are admitted to the Burn Center annually; that’s approximately 7.6% of the nation’s burn patients. Generous support from donors and volunteers enables us to continue touching the lives of families who find themselves in need of our services.

We invite you to explore our site and learn more about who we are, who we help, and what you can do to support our work. Together, we help burn patients and their families. Become part of the ”we,” and help the Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation support these individuals in crisis.

 
 

Did you Know . . .  

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According to the American Burn Association , approximately 500,000 burn injuries occur each year in the United States.
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Approximately 40,000 burn injuries require hospitalization;
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Approximately 20,000 are major burns involving at least 25 percent of the total body surface;
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Approximately 4,000 of these people die;
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Burns are the leading cause of accidental deaths in children younger than 14.