ADVISORY/Mervyn's and The Salvation Army Outfit 45 Needy Children with Back-to-School Clothes.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Saturday (Aug. 5)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:      Mervyn's California and The Salvation Army Santa Fe Springs
          Transitional Living Center (TLC) sponsor a Back-to-School
          shopping spree for 45 TLC youth.

WHAT:     Each child will receive $100 to spend on brand-new clothes
          during a two-hour shopping spree at the Mervyn's California
          Whitwood Mall. Each child will also receive school supplies
          thanks to contributions from Target, Toys "R" Us, Quaker
          City Bank, City of Santa Fe Springs, Orange County Costa
          Rica Lions Club and Greenleaf Marketing Corp.

WHERE:    Mervyn's California Whitwood Mall, 15602 Whitwood Lane,
          Whittier

WHEN:     Saturday, Aug. 5
          7:30 to 11 a.m. (shopping spree is from 8 to 10 a.m.)

HOW:      The Santa Fe Springs Firemen Association and Model A Car
          Club will transport the children from TLC to the mall.
          Members from Soroptomist will chaperone the children during
          the shopping spree.

OTHER
SPONSORS: McDonald's, Nickel, Pizza Hut, Los Angeles Sparks, Whittier
          Village Theater, Mimis Cafe, "El-Shaddai" Church, Western-
          Allied Corp., Whittier Jr. Woman's Club, Camping World,
          Harrison Electric, Atlas Forging Corp., JJM Services Inc.,
          Marvin & Betty Putnam, The Degree of Honor and Joe C.
          Mericle.

BACKGROUND:
          The Salvation Army's Santa Fe Springs Transitional Living
          Center provides a safe refuge for homeless families, many of
          whom are victims of domestic violence and substance abuse.