Woman's viral TikTok asks for fire department shirts from all 50 states 锘縡or her father
A simple call to action from an Iowa woman has gone viral on social media.
Allison Marois made a TikTok in February asking for help for a gift she's working on for her father's birthday in August.
Her father, Bill Collins, recently retired after being a firefighter for more than 38 years.
"He really is passionate about being a firefighter. That's the one thing that he's loved. If someone was born to do something, my dad was born to be a firefighter," Marois said. "My dad is one of my number one supporters and he 鈥� he is really one of the best men in my life and I wouldn't trade him for anything."
Marois is creating a T-shirt quilt for her father. Her goal is to collect fire department T-shirts from all 50 states.
The response from her TikTok has been overwhelming.
"I am just so shocked at the amount of people that were willing to send me a shirt. Now, I'm getting close to even three to 10 shirts a day," Marois said.
Some shirts came with hand-written notes from firefighters across the country.
Marois has received dozens of shirts. At the time of publishing, she is still needing shirts from about 14 more U.S. states.
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