ADVISORY/Salvation Army Hosting Two Outdoor Concerts During National Conference.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Friday & Saturday (April 25 & 26)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

The Salvation Army 

WHAT:       The Salvation Army is holding two outdoor concerts this
            week. The concerts are part of the Salvation Army's
            National Advisory Organizations Conference (NAOC),
            happening this week at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
            The NAOC is the Salvation Army's national convention,
            which takes place every four years.

            The performances will be from the Salvation Army New York
            Staff Band (NYSB) and the Salvation Army's Pendel Brass
            and Singers.  The NYSB is the Salvation Army's oldest
            continuous staff band in the world and has traveled
            extensively, performing at Buckingham Palace, the Royal
            Albert Hall, and the Sydney Opera House.  The Pendel Brass
            and Singers is a highly-regarded group of local high
            school and young adult musicians.

WHEN/       The New York Staff Band Performance
WHERE:      Friday, April 25, 2003
            Noon
            City Hall, Dilworth Plaza

            The Pendel Brass and Singers Performance
            Saturday, April 26, 2003
            Noon
            The Bourse Building, Fifth & Market Streets

DETAILS:    The Salvation Army's NAOC brings together officers,
            volunteers and advisory board members from divisions
            across the country to attend workshops on a variety of
            topics including program services, advisory board
            management and financial management.  In addition, local
            divisions will share "best practices" with colleagues in
            an effort to generate new ideas to support fundraising
            and social service programs.

            The local division of the Salvation Army - Eastern
            Pennsylvania and Delaware - is hosting this year's NAOC.