FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: 

Irma Mellon / Program Director • Phone: (210) 733-8210 • E-mail:  Irma_Mellon@uss.salvationarmy.org
Nathanael Doria / Community Relations Manager • Phone: (210) 352-2000 x 230 • E-mail:  Nathanael_Doria@uss.salvationarmy.org 
Danny Hermosillo / Business Administrator • (210) 352-2000 x 239 • E-mail:  Danny_Hermosillo@uss.salvationarmy.org 

News Conference Announcement

 The Salvation Army gives senior citizens
sneak peek at new apartment complex

(San Antonio, TX 05/14/08) A select group of senior citizens will get the first walk-through of The Salvation Army’s new Catherine Booth Residence. The tour will take place:

Thursday, May 15, 2008  10:00 AM
 2710 W. Ashby Place
(near Woodlawn Lake)

The 62 unit complex caters exclusively to low income elderly individuals over 62-years-old. Residents of the complex will enjoy activities tailored for senior citizens, on-site nutrition specialists, and social services to meet most of their needs.

The Catherine Booth Residence is nearing completion, and those on this exclusive tour will get the first look at the new facility. Applications will soon be available for those interested in living in the complex, or for those who would like more information for senior relatives.

This is the second apartment complex built by The Salvation Army in San Antonio for the elderly. The preview tour is part of the National Salvation Army Week celebration here in San Antonio.

Media interested in being part of the tour should meet in the activity room of the William Booth Garden Apartments across the parking lot from the construction site.

Media opportunities: Follow the tour group of seniors as the walk through the new building, behind the scenes look at construction, interviews with seniors interested in living in the complex and their relatives.

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About The Salvation Army:
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. About 83 cents of every dollar raised is used to support those services in nearly 9,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to http://www.salvationarmyusa.org.