[BARC-List] [Fwd: [satlist] The Salvation Army and Department of Homeland Security Partner. {01}]

[Dick Doherty`]

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Subject: [satlist] The Salvation Army and Department of Homeland
Security Partner. {01}
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 23:08:25 EDT
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY



Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE                                                        
August 27, 2003

Contact: 202-282-8010



WASHINGTON, DC - Charitable Americans donating to The Salvation Army
will 
learn more about preparing for potential terrorist attacks, thanks to a 
partnership between The Salvation Army and the Department of Homeland
Security. 



Beginning immediately, the Salvation Army will distribute "Ready"
brochures 
in its 9,000 retail centers nationwide and to individual homes while
collecting 
donated goods. The Salvation Army will distribute two million "Ready" 
brochures throughout the United States.



"The Salvation Army's support of the Ready campaign is extremely helpful
to 
the Department of Homeland Security as we work to reduce America's 
vulnerability to terrorism and educate citizens about preparing for the
unexpected," said 
Tom Ridge, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security. "With the 
involvement and leadership of community service groups like the
Salvation Army, more 
families and individuals will take the simple steps that save lives like 
making a plan, making a kit, and getting informed."



The Ready campaign is a national public service advertising campaign
designed 
to educate and empower American citizens to prepare for and respond to 
potential terrorist attacks. It advises citizens to take simple steps
that can 
minimize the impact a disaster may have on their lives: Make a kit, make
a plan and 
get informed. Citizens interested in receiving a "Get Ready Now"
brochure may 
call 1-800-BE-READY or visit www.ready.gov for more information.  To
date, 
more than 16 million visitors have logged on to Ready.gov and nearly
140,000 
individuals have requested the brochure.



The Salvation Army, an international movement founded as an evangelical 
organization, receives donations for the support of its work in 104
countries. 
Donated material, such as furniture, appliances, or clothing, provides
both needed 
work therapy to Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARCs) and a 
source of revenue through the Army's thrift stores. More than 120 adult 
rehabilitation centers offer these programs in the United States. To
donate, contact 
either an ARC or a local Salvation Army unit. 



For more information about the partnership, call Teresa Whitsfield at
the 
Salvation Army, (703) 519-5893, or Lara Shane at the Department of
Homeland 
Security, (202) 282-8010.


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