WHAT: The Salvation Army of Solano County will take 100 students, from kindergarten to sixth grade, to a back-to-school shopping spree. Each child will have $150 to shop for clothes and shoes, and Target will provide a 10% discount for all purchases. The Salvation Army will also supply all of the students with backpacks filled with school supplies.
Funding for the back-to-school event and other youth focused programming summer was raised through various donations, including support from Salvation Army partners WestAmerica Bank, Ford Fairfield, Kaiser Permanente, Hodson & Mullin Attorneys at Law, Jelly Belly and many others.
More than 50 volunteers will chaperone the students during the shopping.
WHERE: Target- 2059 Cadenasso Dr, Fairfield, CA 94533
WHO: More than 50 volunteers and The Salvation Army staff participating in the event.
WHEN: Saturday, August 8, from 7 AM to 8:30 AM.
CONTACT: Capt. Jonathan Harvey (707) 332-3209
Rachel K. Strack
Marketing Manager
The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
586 East Wigeon Way | Suisun City, CA 94585
(707) 439-7900 | Rachel.Strack@usw.SalvationArmy.org | www.GoKroc.org