MEDIA
CONTACT FOR THIS EVENT:
The
Salvation Army
Intermountain
Division HQ
1370
Pennsylvania St.
Denver,
CO 80203
For
more information, contact:
Roger
Miller, (O) 303- 866-9219;
(C) 303-667-8899
Stephanie
Gustafson (O) 303-863-2182
THE
SALVATION ARMY SERVES
OVER 600 MEALS IN RESPONSE
TO THE UTAH MINING DISASTER
DENVER,
CO (August 10, 2007)
The
Salvation Army Emergency
Disaster Services (EDS)
team from Salt Lake
City, Utah has served
over 600 meals and countless
beverages to emergency
workers and volunteers
who are responding to
the trapped miners
in Huntington, Utah.
The
EDS vehicle (canteen)
is providing breakfast,
lunch and dinner to over
100 people at each meal.
The location of the EDS
canteen is located on
Highway 31, 12 miles
west of Huntington at
the on-site command post.
Our
hearts and prayers go
out to the mining families
and emergency workers, said Gordon Franks,
Utah Service Extension
Field Representative
for The Salvation Army. “The
Salvation Army will
continue to serve
here as long as we
are needed to those
in need, in the place
of need.
To
make a monetary donation
please send a check
payable to The Salvation
Army earmarked Disaster
Relief™ to
PO Box 2369, Denver,
CO 80201, call 1.800.SAL.ARMY
or make a donation
online www.salvationarmyusa.org.
The
Intermountain Division
encompasses Colorado,
Utah, Wyoming and Montana.
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