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Released 1 July 2010
Pepsi Refresh Project could provide 155,000 meals, 1,000
more nights of shelter to Detroit’s men, women and children in need
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Salvation
Army of Metro Detroit is in the running for a $250,000 grant from the Pepsi
Refresh Project this month, an effort by Pepsi to grant funds to people,
businesses and non-profits with ideas that create a positive impact on
communities.
Each month, the Pepsi Refresh Project awards up to $1.3
million in grants to proposals that receive the most votes, giving Americans
the power to decide how to fund good ideas. Pepsi accepts up to 1,000 ideas
each month and posts them to www.refresheverything.com for the
public to vote on. The grants are given to the idea that receives the most
votes in at www.refreshe
verything.com/categories/food-and-shelter
The Salvation Army of
Metro Detroit’s proposal promises
to use the $250,000 in grant money to provide an additional 155,000 meals and
1,000 more nights of shelter for Detroit’s residents in need.
In order to vote, go to www.refresheverything.com/salmich and click on ‘Vote for This Idea,” then follow the prompts
and provide your full name and email address. Each person is allowed to cast
only one vote per project each day.
“Every day in metro
Detroit, countless men, women and children face the cruel reality of having
nothing to eat. It’s hard to think about, and would be especially
heartbreaking if you were a child,” said Major John Turner, General
Secretary of The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit. “We pray the people of
metro Detroit, Michigan and the U.S. will spread the word via Facebook and
Twitter, and help us do something great for our community by voting.”
According to Pepsi, its Pepsi Refresh Project had funded more than 100
projects and injected more than $5 million back into communities as of June 8,
2010.
Founded by William Booth in London, England in 1865, The
Salvation Army is a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving
people in need without discrimination. In 2009, The Salvation Army of Metro
Detroit was involved in providing 3,181,865 million meals and 724,134 nights of
shelter for the homeless. The Salvation Army uses $.83 of every dollar raised
to provide direct services to people in need each and every day of the year.
For more information about The Salvation Army, please call 877-SAL-MICH, or
visit us at www.salmich.org.