Art Van Furniture comes on board to remember 9/11
Floatingsky lantern memorial to benefit The Salvation Army
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., - To commemorate the countless livesgiven during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Art Van furniture has joinedlocal Chevy dealers to partner with CBS Radio Detroit in sellingmemorial floating sky lanterns for $5 each. All proceeds will benefit The Salvation Army's EmergencyDisaster Services.
On Sept. 11, 2011, two special 10th anniversary memorial ceremonies are plannedto take place at the Metro Beach Metropark in HarrisonTownship and Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown. The memorials will beginat 5 p.m. and will include family activities, bands, color guards and moreprior to the 9:11 p.m. lantern lighting. Those who can't attend are encouragedto light their lantern outside at 9:11 p.m. and tune their radio to 99.5-FM,104.3-FM, 98.7-FM or WWJ-AM News Radio 950 to hear God Bless America played inhonor of the heroes and victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Lanterns are currently on sale at all 39 Metro DetroitChevy Dealers, and go on sale Thursday, September 1 at Art Van Furniture's 18southeastern Michigan stores. For location information, please visitwww.cbsdetroit.com.
$10 donations can also be given by texting ‘goodmich' to 80888. Show yourautomatic reply text to receive two lanterns at any Chevy dealer or either of theceremonies. A one-time donation of $10 will be billed to your mobile phonebill. Messaging and date rates may apply. Donations are collected for TheSalvation Army by mobilecause.com. Reply STOP to 85944 to stop. Reply HELP to85944 for help. For terms, see www.igfn.org/t.
Lanterns are available while supplies last.Directions on how and when to light the lanterns are included in the packaging.
Founded by William and Catherine Booth in London, England in 1865, TheSalvation Army is a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to servingpeople in need without discrimination. This past year, The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit was involved inproviding 3,194,802 million meals and 687,203 nights of shelter for thehomeless. The Salvation Army uses $.85 of every dollar raised to provide directservices to people in need each and every day of the year. For more informationabout The Salvation Army, please call 877-SAL-MICH, or visit us at www.salmich.org.