Great Visuals for All Day and Night. Hundreds of Poor Children and Their Families Line Up for Fred Jordan Mission's Back-to-School Giveaway

September 30, 2009 1:12 PM EDT

    WHAT:   On the day before Fred Jordan Mission's 21st Annual Back-to-School
            Giveaway, at least 100 underprivileged children are camped out and
            lined up outside the Mission in anticipation of the Mission's
            Back-to-School Giveaway tomorrow, Thursday Oct. 1, showing the
            huge and growing need of impoverished children in our community.
            Foot Locker associates sorted 4,000 pairs of brand new athletic
            shoes you can see that they will give away free tomorrow at the
            Giveaway.

            Today all day and night on Wednesday, Sep. 30 will be great
            visuals of Mission staff and volunteers preparing for the event.
            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.  Tomorrow's Back-to-School Giveaway is
            designed to equip thousands of needy and homeless children for
            academic success by providing them with the tools they need to
            help them achieve their goals in school and later on in life.

            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 the
            Giveaway.  They are recommending that everyone line up early.

    WHEN:   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 All day and night - At least 100
            children and families camp out in line as Mission staff and
            volunteers prepare for Thursday's Back-to-School Giveaway.
            Children and families have never camped out this early - since
            Monday.  As the day and night goes by, hundreds if not thousands
            of poor and needy children and families are expected to be camped
            out in line waiting for tomorrow's 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. 30/

SOURCE Fred Jordan Mission

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