An Iowa woman has gone viral on TikTok, asking for help to make a heartfelt birthday present for her father, a retired firefighter.
Allison Marois' father, Bill Collins, recently retired from the Des Moines Fire Department after serving for more than 38 years. When she started planning for his August birthday, she knew the perfect gift to represent his lifelong passion: a quilt made from the T-shirts of fire departments from all 50 states."He really is passionate being a firefighter. That's the one thing that he's loved.
The video, posted in late February, features photos of Collins and describes his career path and has been viewed more than 230,000 times.Read More"I want to do something really special for him," Marois said in the video.In an interview with CNN, Marois said she actually started the project in 2018 the old-fashioned way. She sent letters to the fire department of every single state capital asking for a shirt for her quilt. But she only received 8 T-shirts.
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