FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, August 4, 2015
Contact: Kelly Gilfether
Telephone: 703-368-7232
E-mail: [email protected]
Operation Homefront Back – to – School Brigade!
Tweet this Release: Support our troops and their families by donating school supplies @manassasmall now through Aug 14
Manassas, VA. – Thanks to Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade program, military families with kids in grades K-12, that are experiencing financial hardships, can receive free school supplies and backpacks, but they need your help. To assist Operation Homefront,Manassas Mall is collecting school supplies for kids in grades K-12, thru August 14, 2015; all donations will benefit Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade.
To show your support for our troops and their families, simply purchase school supply items and drop them off at Manassas Mall. School supplies can be dropped off in the Mall Management Office located next to Sears, or at Banner’s Hallmark store during mall hours. For more information on how you can help, or for a complete list of school supplies needed, visit the “events” page on the Manassas Mall website at www.ManassasMall.com or visit Operation Homefront’s website at www.Operationhomefront.net.
Active duty military families, E-6 and below who would like to attend must register atwww.operationhomefront.net/events/list. The event will include information tables, raffle prizes for local stores, 10 new laptops and special appearances by costumed superheroes.
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About Operation Homefront: A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront leads more than 2,500 volunteers with nationwide presence who provide emergency and other financial assistance to the families of service members and wounded warriors. Operation Homefront has provided assistance to thousands of military families since its inception in 2002. Recognized for superior performance by leading independent charity watchdog groups, nationally, 92 percent of Operation Homefront’s expenditures go directly to programs that provide support to our military families. For more information, go towww.OperationHomefront.net.
For further information on Manassas Mall or upcoming events, please visit our website atwww.ManassasMall.com, like us on Facebook.com/ManassasMall and follow us onTwitter.com/ManassasMall