The Salvation Army To Receive Food Donations To Feed 8,000
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The Salvation Army To Receive Food Donations To Feed 8,000
Christmas Family Feast is only one week away
MILWAUKEE COUNTY - The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County will be receiving food donations for the 29th Annual Christmas Family Feast. A number of our sponsors will be dropping off about 2,000 pounds of ham, 2,400 pounds of turkey, and all the fixings for a spectacular Christmas dinner.
WHEN: Deliveries will be happening sporadically from 7:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Interview availability with Feeding America and the Wisconsin Center District: 7:30 a.m.
WHERE: Wisconsin Center loading dock area, 850 N 6th Street Milwaukee, WI 53203.
BACKGROUND: Christmas Family Feast is The Salvation Army’s largest dinner event served on Christmas Day in the country. The meal is free and open to the public on Christmas Day from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue. To learn more about Christmas Family Feast, please visit www.samilwaukee.org. Christmas Family Feast is sponsored in part by Brewer's Community Foundation, The New Pitts Mortuary, WE Energies Foundation, Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C., Hupy and Abraham, S.C., Landmark Credit Union, Feeding America, Hunger Task Force, Forest County Potawatomi Foundation, Roundy's Supermarkets, The Hyatt Milwaukee, Wisconsin Center District, Milwaukee County Transit, Milwaukee Times, Milwaukee Community Journal, Milwaukee Courier, WNOV 860 AM and 98.3 FM.
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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. The Salvation Army tracks the level of need across the country with the Human Needs Index (Human NeedsIndex.org). Locally, 87 cents of every dollar raised is used to support programs and services in Milwaukee County.