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Released 8 June 2011
The
Salvation
Army
Communications
1130 Hampton Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63139
Ph: 314-646-3017
Fax: 314-646-3202
Media
Contact:
Faithe
Colas
Public Information
Officer
Faithe_colas@usc.salvationarmy.org
414-531-6363
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Boy Scouts of America Troop 113 from Tomball, Texas
donated a semi load of supplies and recovery wish list items to The Salvation
Army Joplin Disaster Relief Effort on Tuesday, June 7th. Pictured unloading with Salvation Army
volunteers and staff is (far right white shirt) Jason Poff, Captain of the
Joplin Salvation Army Worship & Community Center. Monetary donations to help The Salvation
Army’s tornado relief efforts in Reading, Joplin and Sedalia may be
sent to: The Salvation Army, 3637 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111. Please
designate the donation
“Tornado Relief”. Cell phone users may also text the word
“JOPLIN”
to 80888 to make a $10 donation charged to their cell phone bill (text
and/or messaging charges may apply). Credit card donations may be made by
calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY or going to www.stl-SalvationArmy.org.
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About The
Salvation Army:
The Salvation Army, an
international organization, has been
supporting those in need without discrimination for 130 years in Missouri.
Nearly 350,000
people throughout Missouri and Southern Illinois 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 throughout the
region. For more information,
go to www.stl-salvationarmy.org.