MEDIA RELEASE

for Operation First Response & Christens Wish

www.christenswish.org
Contact: Melinda Michael Media Relations Phone : 269-876-2923 missmisty49120@hughes.net Event Contact: Eileen Sullivan Executive Director of Christens Wish Phone: 574-485-3740 christenswish@gmail.com

For IMMEDIATE distribution October 9, 2012

Help Our Veterans Drive Saturday October 13, 2012

South Bend IN, On October 13, 2012 Please join us at the Portage Road, Wal-Mart where Operation First Response & Christens Wish are teaming up together for an event Help Our Veterans Drive stop by from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to help Veterans in need. Please bring the following items to help Homeless Veterans furnish a home, items needed are: Bedding, Furniture of all types, Kitchen Items of all types, Clothing all sizes for Men, Women and Children, Toiletries, Cleaning Supplies, Etc. Also monetary donations are excepted as well. Operation First Response helps support our wounded HEROES and their families with personal, financial, and emotional needs. We are a 501c3 organization and a member of the CFC. Christens Wish, Inc., supports our homeless Veterans and Veterans endanger of being homeless with personal and financial assistance. Christens Wish is a 501(c)3 Tax Exempt nonprofit organization partnered with Operation First Response. Services are provided from time we notified, until their case is closed. Financial aid varies as each individual case, needs ranging from rent, utilities, groceries, clothing, and travel expenses. If you are interested in donating an item for the event, please contact Eileen Sullivan, Executive Director and Event Coordinator, at 574-485-3740.