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Released 27 August 2012
Media Contact:
Faithe Colas
Community Relations Director
Salvation Army
414-531-6363
Jenna Reck
Target
Corporation
612-761-5829
Students Awarded Back-to-School Shopping Spree from Target and
The Salvation Army
WHO: Area students
in need will have the opportunity to
visit a local Target store to purchase school supplies, clothing and
other necessities just in time for back-to-school. The Salvation Army
and Target are helping K-12 students gear up for the upcoming academic
year with the Target Shopping Spree. Each child, selected by The
Salvation Army will be awarded an $80 Target Gift Card to purchase much
needed back to school supplies. Additionally, each child will be paired
with a volunteer chaperone for their fun day of back-to-school shopping.
WHAT:
Area students and volunteer chaperones
WHEN: Tuesday,August
28, 2012
8:00 a.m.
WHERE: Target
3900 N. 124th
& Capitol Dr.
Wauwatosa, WI
SUMMARY: The
Target School Spree is one way that Target acts
locally to help kids learn and schools teach, paving a path to
graduation. As part of the Target School Spree, Target awarded all 40
of The Salvation Army Divisions nationwide a total of $1 million in
Target Gift Cards and in-kind contributions for the shopping sprees.
Nearly 500 Target stores will participate in the Target School Spree
event between July 16 and September 15 in select regions across the
country. Each $80 Target Gift Card awarded as part of the program will
provide a child with the necessary supplies to go back to school in the
fall, ready to learn. Through programs like the Target School Sprees,
Target is on track to give $1 billion for education by 2015.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an
evangelical part of the universal Christian
church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need
in His name without discrimination for more than 130 years in the United
States. Nearly 30 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. 82 cents of every dollar The Salvation Army
spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities
nationwide. For more information, go to www.salvationarmyusa.org.
About
Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) serves
guests at 1,763
stores in 49 states nationwide and at Target.com. In addition, the
company operates a credit card segment that offers branded proprietary
credit card products. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its
income through community grants and programs; today ,that giving equals
more than $3 million a week. For more information about Target’s
commitment to corporate responsibility, visit Target.com/hereforgood.