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MEDIA ADVISORY
| Date: |
December 17, 2008 |
Media
Contact: |
Diane Concannon (office) 609.951.2116
Saturday Cell: 609.206.4043
concannond@njredcross.org |
Red Cross Santa Run -- All Day Saturday, 12/20/08
Volunteers Deliver Gifts to Young Victims of Recent House Fires
| NOTE: |
PHOTO AND FILMING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE |
| WHAT: |
RED CROSS HOLIDAY GIFT RUN
Donated toys and gifts will be delivered to the homes of nearly 50 children within 24 families that have recently experienced house fires in Central New Jersey.
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| WHO: |
Disaster Relief Volunteers from the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey, dressed as Santa and his Elves, will help fulfill the children’s holiday wish lists provided by their parents. |
| DATE: |
Saturday - December 20, 2008 |
| TIME: |
8:00 AM |
Volunteers load gifts onto Red Cross vehicles at the Chapter:
American Red Cross of Central New Jersey
707 Alexander Road, Suite 101, Princeton, NJ 08540
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8:15 AM |
Red Cross vehicles roll out of Princeton and head north. |
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8:30 AM |
Deliveries begin in Middlesex County, continuing all day and early evening. |
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7:00 PM |
Volunteers return to Red Cross Chapter in Princeton. |
| WHERE: |
Middlesex County: |
Homes in South Amboy, Perth Amboy, Iselin, and Edison
(between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM)
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Mercer County: |
Homes in Trenton (between 3:00 and 6:30 PM) |
Specific times and locations with families allowing media coverage can be obtained by contacting: |
| CONTACT: |
Diane Concannon – 609/951-2116 (office), 609/206-4043 (cell phone) Saturday |
707 Alexander Road, Suite 101, Princeton, NJ 08540-6311. 609-951-8550 . Fax: 609-951-9787
www.njredcross.org
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