STOMP OUT HUNGER!
13/07/2012

<p><strong>Media Contact:</strong><br />Faithe Colas<br />Community Relations 
Director<br />414-302-4300 x2248<br />414-531-6363<br />Text &lsquo;GIVE&rsquo; 
to 80888 to makea $10 Donation<br />Follow us on Facebook &amp;Twitter<br /><a href="http://www.SAmilwaukee.org" target="_new">www.SAmilwaukee.org</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><span class="headline">STOMP OUT HUNGER!<br /> </span></strong><br /> <strong>Run/Walk to Support Salvation Army Food 
Pantry</strong><br /> <br /> <br /> Wauwatosa, WI&nbsp; (July 6, 2012) In 2010 
one in seven Americans 
didn&rsquo;t have
 enough to eat; 10% of individuals in Wisconsin live in poverty and $1.4
 billion is the cost of hunger in Wisconsin each year. On Saturday, July
 14th you can help.&nbsp; Signup today for a 5K run/2K walk to raise funds 
and collect non-perishable food items for The Salvation Army Food Pantry
 for Southern Milwaukee County. The Stomp Out Hunger Run/Walk will take 
place at St. Mary&rsquo;s and St. Altonious Coptic Orthodox Church, 1521 W. 
Drexel Ave., Oak Creek.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> The 5K run will begin at 8:00 
a.m.and the 2 K walk starts at 8:30 a.m.,
 to register visit www.wiscopts.net. Early bird registration fee to the 
run is $20; the walk is $15; Day of run the fee is $23; the day of the 
walk is $18.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> Please bring non-perishable food items, 
registration fee will benefit 
The Salvation Army Oak Creek Food Pantry, additional donations are 
appreciated and are tax-deductable.&nbsp; Participant packets can be picked 
up on Friday, July 13th from 5-8 pm or Saturday, July 14th 30 minutes 
before the Walk/Run begins.&nbsp; Walk/Runparticipants can enjoy free 
admission to the Taste of Egypt Festival.<br /> <br /> This is event is 
sponsored by St. Mary &amp; St. Altonious Coptic 
Orthodox Church and the Taste of Egypt Festival. Join us rain or shine 
and help Stomp Out Hunger!<br /> <br /> <br /> ###<br /> <br /> About The 
Salvation Army:<br /> The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal 
Christian 
church, has been supporting those in need in His name without 
discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 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. Nationally, approximately 84 cents of 
every dollar raised is used to support those services in nearly 9,000 
communities nationwide. For more information, go to <a href="http://www.SAmilwaukee.org" target="_new">www.SAmilwaukee.org</a>.</p>