ADVISORY/Salvation Army Celebrates the Season with Holiday Meal.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Sunday (Dec. 8)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia:

EVENT:      The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia and more than
            200 volunteers will serve a special holiday luncheon
            restaurant style to more than 350 homeless or hungry
            citizens.

            Chef Phillip Pinkney of The Restaurant School along with
            other faculty and students will prepare the holiday feast.
            The meal will consist of soup, salad, choice of entree,
            either oven-fried chicken with mashed potatoes and collard
            greens, or baked ham and macaroni and cheese, biscuits and
            dessert. Live music and entertainment will also be
            provided for the holiday guests.

DATE/TIME:  Sunday, December 8, 2002
            3:00 p.m.

PLACE:      The Salvation Army Temple Corps
            1340 Brown Street
            Philadelphia, PA 19123

ON-SITE
INTERVIEWS: Captain Jorge Diaz, Philadelphia City Coordinator,
              The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia
            Captain Edelweiss Diaz, Associate City Coordinator,
              The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia
            Chef Phillip Pinkney, The Restaurant School

ADDITIONAL  The Salvation Army was founded 136 years ago as a
DETAILS:    religious and social services organization. Since that
            time, the organization has taken a holistic approach to
            working with people, addressing their physical, emotional,
            intellectual and spiritual needs. The Salvation Army
            provides community supportive services, residential
            shelters, foster care, developmental disabilities
            programs, correctional services programs, child
            development centers, after-school care and Corps Community
            Centers.