Back-To-School
Shopping Spree for
Local
Kids in Need
WHO: The
Salvation Army, volunteer
chaperones, and 75 children
from local low-income
families.
WHAT: The
fifth-annual back-to-school
shopping trip funded
by two generous Salvation
Army donors, totaling
$25,000. Teens will
get $250 for new clothes
and shoes, and younger
kids will get $200.
Sears has also generously
given each child a
discount on everything
they purchase that
morning.
WHEN: 6:45
a.m. Tuesday, August
28
WHERE:
Sears,
400 Southcenter Mall,
Tukwila
WHY: For
many of these kids,
this will be the first
time they have ever shopped
for new clothes for
themselves.
PHOTO/VIDEO
OPPORTUNITES:
· Salvation
Army volunteer shopping
chaperones helping kids
pick out new school clothes
and shoes.
· Local
children in need getting
to shop for new school
clothes ---- something
many of them have never
had the opportunity to
do.
INTERVIEW
OPPORTUNITIES:
- Kids
and parents benefiting
from this annual, donor-run
Salvation Army
- Salvation
Army staff and volunteers,
Sears staff
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