ADVISORY/The Salvation Army Goes Back to Basics With Soup's On! New Initiative Provides Soup and Salvation, Will Generate Revenue, Change Lives.

Assignment/News Editors

ADVISORY...for Friday (Dec. 8)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

EVENT:          The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia will
                introduce its first-of-a-kind project, Soup's On! and
                dedicate the project's brand new commercial kitchen.

                Soup's On! is a self-supporting Army initiative that
                will make and sell soup, wholesale, to area
                restaurants. The enterprise will produce 15
                gourmet-quality soups, including Chicken Gumbo, Pasta
                Fagioli, Spicy Seven Bean, Seafood Bisque and Cucumber
                Dill.

DATE/TIME:      Friday, December 8th
                11:00 AM

PLACE:          The Salvation Army's Eliza Shirley Campus
                4050 Conshocken Avenue
                Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

INTERVIEWS:     Lt. Col. William Carlson, Divisional Commander, The
                 Salvation Army
                Arlene "Wiggy" Olsen, Soup's On! Project Manager
                Kevin Tomson-Hooper, Divisional Director of Social
                 Services, The Salvation Army
                Ted Hill, Vice President, Aramark
                Dr. Nancy Morgan, Office of the Mayor
                Soup's On! Trainees

DETAILS:        Soup's On! will serve as a training program for
                residents of  Army shelters and transitional living
                programs. Five to seven students will be enrolled in a
                two-month training class that will teach them a
                variety of culinary skills. Following the training
                program, Soup's On! graduates will have the option of
                staying on as full-time employees.

                Locally, the wholesale soup market has enormous
                revenue potential. Nearly 75% of Philadelphia's 700
                restaurants do not produce their own soup. Net
                revenues will be used to support the Soup's On!
                initiative.

                A number of area businesses supported this project
                including ARAMARK, who was instrumental in renovating
                the kitchen into a commercial facility.

SITE CONTACT:   Sean Clements
                GailForce Communications