PRESS RELEASE
KS95, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club will “Stuff the Bus” with
Toys for The Salvation Army Dec. 12 – 14
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – December 10, 2008 – KS95, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club will “Stuff the Bus” Dec. 12 – 14 for Salvation Army Shops, which provide toys to children of low-income families.
Stuff the Bus is a toy collection drive in which coach buses visit 16 metro area Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores, where KS95 personalities encourage shoppers to fill the buses with new toys.
KS95 on-air talent will tour in two Jefferson Lines coach buses all three days of the toy drive. A complete Stuff the Bus tour schedule can be found at both ks95.com and by clicking here.
The public can donate new, unwrapped toys at the buses, or in toy collection bins located at all metro area Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores until Dec. 22. Stuff the Bus donations go to Salvation Army Toy Shops, which beginning Dec. 18 will serve 40,000 families in five days.
Additional Stuff the Bus partners include Dunn Bros. Coffee, Jennie-O, Malt-O-Meal®, Morrie’s Hyundai, Pearson’s Salted Nut Roll and Post-it® Brand Notes.
“The Salvation Army is thankful for all our partners, whose efforts will help us distribute more than 100,000 toys,” said Major Darryl Leedom, Commander of The Twin Cities Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army serves more than 200,000 people in the Twin Cities and is a safety net for those with no place to turn. We serve 2,100 hot meals every day and house more than 850 people every night. To volunteer with The Salvation Army or to make a credit card donation, call 651-746-3400 or 1-800-SAL-ARMY. Checks made out to The Salvation Army may be sent to 2445 Prior Ave., Roseville, MN 55113. Click below to make an online donation.
