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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Kimberly George, 423-308-7715 or 423-503-1801, Director of Marketing & Development
Date: February 16, 2010
The Salvation Army Salutes Its Volunteers Tonight!
February 16, 2010 (Chattanooga, TN) – The Salvation Army will be honoring all of its 2009 volunteers at The Salvation Army Volunteer Appreciation Reception at The Chattanooga Choo-Choo’s Imperial Ballroom, tonight at 7:00 – 8:30 PM, in appreciation of their selfless efforts and dedicated service.
We will be honoring our 2009 Honorary Christmas Chairman, Mayor Ron Littlefield. He is among the 12,969 volunteers who gave their time and talents in 2009 to Army programs such as serving meals, assisting inner city youth, ringing bells, stuffing stockings at Christmas, assisting in the Angle Tree distribution, at times of disasters, assisting in our Family Stores and in our homeless café, in Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tennessee.
Friends from the media will also be honored are Rachel Oesch and Brian Smith — WDEF News 12. Other partners who will be recognized are, Comcast, KZ 106, WGOW-Talk Radio, J103 FM, Hamilton Place Mall, Northgate Mall, K-Mart at Bradley Square Mall.
The Salvation Army is a strong part of nearly every community in the United States and its work throughout the United States is greatly enhanced by its 1.7 million volunteers, states Chattanooga Salvation Army Area Commander, Major Jim Lawrence. Our greatest challenge, he adds, is to continue to have sufficient support with time, money, and resources, for the services The Army provides to those in such need in our community. We could not do all that we do without the community’s support.
For additional information about volunteer opportunities and Salvation Army programs contact, Kimberly George at 423-503-1801 or Kimberly_George@uss.salvationarmy.org.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar spent is used to carry out those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to www.salvationarmyusa.org.
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