FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Salvation Army - Portland Metro
8495 SE Monterey Ave.
Happy Valley, OR  97086

Major Don Gilger
Portland Metro Coordinator
719.201.3215

Teresa Engel
Communications & Marketing Associate
503.794.3283

FREE Hot Dogs in Hillsboro to Celebrate National Salvation Army Week

(Portland, OR) May 15, 2012 - Get your hot dogs! In celebration of the spirit of National Salvation Army Week (May 14-20), the Tualatin Valley Citadel, a Corps of The Salvation Army, will be handing out hot dogs to the community tomorrow, May 16th, 2012 from 11am - 1pm at their Corps, located at 351 SE Oak St., Hillsboro, OR  97123.  The hot dogs are FREE to everyone who comes.  This is to say "thank you!" to those who have been a part of the ministry of The Salvation Army in Washington County.

National Salvation Army Week, first named in 1954 by Dwight D. Eisenhower, is a time to celebrate volunteers, donors, and program beneficiaries who have made the incredible work of The Salvation Army possible.  On average, there are 8,000 people "Doing the Most Good" every day across the United States!

You can celebrate, too, by "Doing the Most Good" in your community. Take the challenge: volunteer, hand out goodies, open the door for someone, smile at a stranger, buy the meal for the person at the table next to you, etc.; the possibilities are endless for you to "Do the Most Good."

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About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 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. 82 cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. The Salvation Army works in 124 countries worldwide.  For more information, or to make a donation, visit us online at www.salvationarmyportland.org.  People wishing to make monetary donations can do so by calling 503.238.GIVE (4483), or by mail, The Salvation Army, 8495 SE Monterey Avenue, Happy Valley, OR 97086-7844.

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