Missouri & Illinois Flood Update
10/07/2008

  <p style="text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><strong><span style="color: black">THE SALVATION ARMY CONTINUES    </span></strong><st1:state><st1:place><strong><span style="color: black">MISSOURI</span></strong></st1:place></st1:state><strong><span style="color: black">, </span></strong><st1:state><st1:place><strong><span style="color: black">ILLINOIS</span></strong></st1:place></st1:state><strong><span style="color: black"> FLOOD RESPONSE <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p>  <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%" class="MsoNormal">The Salvation Army continues to assist    flood-affected residents of    <st1:state><st1:place>Missouri</st1:place></st1:state> and    <st1:state><st1:place>Illinois</st1:place></st1:state> as waters recede and    emergency personnel are able to respond. <span style="color: black">Since the    </span>Mississippi River<span style="color: black"> flooding began in early    June, Salvation Army mobile feeding units (canteens) have served more than    98,000 meals, almost 17,000 sandwiches, over 39,000 snacks, more than 550,000    beverages and touched the lives of residents in </span>ten different counties    and dozens of communities. As of yesterday, m<span style="color: black">ore    than 700 Salvation Army volunteers have worked in excess of 4,200 hours to    provide assistance to those in need. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black">The Salvation Army is distributing food, clean-up kits   and  hygiene kits. Canteens continue to operate in    </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="color: black">Missouri</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="color: black">&rsquo;s </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="color: black">Lincoln</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: black"> and    Pike Counties as clean-up efforts are underway. The Salvation Army will also    provide financial assistance and vouchers to flood-affected residents of the    two states referred by other agencies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%" class="MsoNormal">Monetary    donations earmarked &ldquo;Disaster Relief&rdquo; may be sent to your local    Salvation Army, made online at <strong>www.salvationarmyusa.org</strong> or  by   calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.<span style="color: black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>   <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 27pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black"><span>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 12pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="color: black">###<o:p></o:p></span></p>