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Released 29 March 2012
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Salvation Army Receives More Than $69,000 in Grants from Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Wauwatosa, WI (March 28, 2012) The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County
has received the following grants from The Greater Milwaukee Foundation
to meet basic food and shelter needs for area families.
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s REIABLE Fund
$50,000
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Ackeret Family Charitable Fund
$250
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Wayne and Pat Bjorgaard Family Fund
$500
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Marie and Jerry Kupec Fund
$2,000
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Milwaukee Homeless Endowment Fund
$15,943.88
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Paloucek Family Fund
$250
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Roller Family Fund
$500
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The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian
church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need
in His name without discrimination for 129 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.
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