Great Visuals Throughout the Days and Nights Prior to the Fred Jordan Mission's Back-to-School Giveaway. At Least Some Impoverished Children & Their Families Line Up Four Days Before Giveaway

September 29, 2009 2:41 PM EDT

    WHAT:     At least four days before Fred Jordan Mission's 21st Annual
              Back-to-School Giveaway starts, some underprivileged children
              and their families begin camping out on the streets of Skid Row
              outside the Mission in anticipation of the Mission's Back-to-
              School Giveaway held Thursday October 1, showing the tragedy of
              the growing needs of impoverished children in our community.

              Tuesday, September 29, 2009 from 9:30am - 1:00pm Foot Locker
              associates are sorting 4,000 pairs of athletic shoes that they
              will give away free Thursday, October 1 at the Giveaway.

              On Wednesday, Sept. 30 at various times will be great visuals of
              Mission staff and volunteers preparing for the Event. We will
              also show you the 4,000 pairs of athletic shoes that will be
              given away free and huge boxes filled with brand new clothes and
              school supplies for the poor. Interviews with impoverished youth
              and their families and representatives of the Mission will be
              available throughout the day, evening and tomorrow. This is a
              great opportunity for a live feed.

              Mission staff and volunteers will be preparing to provide new
              shoes, clothes and school supplies for thousands of inner-city
              impoverished children. Thursday's Back-to-School Giveaway is
              designed to equip thousands of needy and homeless children for
              academic success by sending them back to school with dignity and
              positive self-esteem. The Mission provides them with the tools
              they need to help break the cycle of poverty that has ensnared
              their families for generations.

              If your viewers, listeners or readers need new shoes, clothes,
              haircuts or school supplies for their children, they are welcome
              to come to the Giveaway. Because of the economy, the Fred Jordan
              Mission is expecting even more children and their families at
              this year's Giveaway. They are recommending that everyone line
              up early.

    WHEN:     TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 - Hundreds of Foot Locker Associates
              volunteer to sort (get ready) 4,000 pairs of brand new shoes and
              socks for poor kids until 1pm
              WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 - Various times throughout the day
              and night - Volunteers Prepare
              for America's Largest Back-to-School Giveaway
              THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009 - 9:30AM - America's Largest Back-to-
              School Giveaway

    WHERE:    FRED JORDAN MISSION
              445 Towne Avenue, Skid Row, Los Angeles (corner of Towne and
              East 5th Street)

    WHO:      The Fred Jordan Mission, open 365 days a year since 1944,
              provides nutritious meals for hungry families and after-school
              education for at-risk children; builds schools and hospitals and
              distributes food and clothing to people living on the street.
              Foot Locker, the world's largest athletic specialty retailer,
              will donate athletic shoes and socks to outfit thousands of
              children.

    Contact:  Suzanna Choi
              (949) 254-8080 cell
              suzanna@tashirochoi.com

/PRNewswire -- Sept. 29/

SOURCE The Fred Jordan Mission

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