You are in: Latest News » LEROY BUTLER, SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE HONORARY C...
Released 15 December 2012
Media Contact:
Faithe Colas
Community Relations
Director
414-302-4300 x2248
414-531-6363 Cell
Text
‘GIVE’ to 80888 to make a $10 Donation
Follow us on Facebook
& Twitter
www.SAmilwaukee.org
For day of the event media interview approvals please contact:
Cheri Rouse Southridge Mall,
Director of Marketing
414-421-5600
LeRoy Butler, Salvation Army Red Kettle Honorary Chair to Host Coat & Toy Drive Saturday
Wauwatosa,
WI (December 14, 2012) LeRoy Butler, famed Green Bay Packer and
Lambeau Leap inventor will host a new coat and toy drive to benefit The
Salvation Army of Milwaukee County on Saturday, December 15 at
Southridge Mall, 5300 S. 76th St, near the food court from 9-11 a.m. The
first 100 people who donate a new toy and coat will receive an
autographed LeRoy Butler cookbook; one giveaway per person. Make a
donation of either a toy or a coat and receive a coupon for a free
Wendy’s frosty and a Salvation Army Brass Christmas CD while supplies
last.
Butler,
who is the Honorary Chairman of the Army’s Red Kettle campaign has his
own fond memories of the Salvation Army, “I remember getting my first
pair of new shoes from The Salvation Army when I was a kid. I also
remember growing up in poverty in the projects of Jacksonville, Florida.
My mother instilled in me the importance of giving back, that’s why I
founded the LeRoy Butler Foundation to help Cancer victims and that’s
why I am proud to be the honorary chair for The Salvation Army, to help
families and children in need. It’s important to me to help others,
especially children.”
Major Roger Ross, Salvation Army Milwaukee
County Commander said, “We have seen a steady increase of new families
coming to us for assistance. This year more than 3,500 families applied
for Christmas assistance. Of that, more than half are new families
applying for help. Toy and coat drives are critical to helping us
provide 10,000 children gifts this Christmas.”
In 2011 The Salvation Army provided 100,000 toys to children living in Milwaukee County.
###
About The Salvation Army:
The Salvation Army, an
evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been supporting those
in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 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. Nationally, approximately 84 cents of every dollar
raised is used to support those services in nearly 9,000 communities
nationwide. For more information, go to www.SAmilwaukee.org.