Fabulous Fashion, Food and Fun for a Good Cause; Project Bundle Up Slates First Winter Coat Fashion Show

Fabulous Fashion, Food and Fun for a Good Cause; Project Bundle Up Slates First Winter Coat Fashion Show

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Enjoy a delicious lunch and get a sneak peek at this season's latest winter coat styles. The Salvation Army and WTAE-TV Channel 4's Project Bundle-Up, along with the Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Fashion & Retail Management program is excited to announce the first Winter Coat Fashion Show: "Warm Coats, Cold Winters, Hot Fashion Show." Join the on-air personalities from WTAE-TV Channel 4, along with their families for an afternoon of fun and fellowship that will raise needed dollars for Project Bundle-Up.

Slated for Sunday, September 10th from noon to 4:00 pm, this fundraiser will begin with a delicious sit-down lunch prepared by Chef Ricky of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant at the Southside Works. Afterward, the Soffer Organization invites guests to enjoy fashions courtesy of Kmart, Wal-Mart, Boscov's, and Roberta Weissburg Leathers. WTAE-TV Channel 4 personalities and their children will offer their services as the event's models. The complete package $50 per person ticket includes lunch, a gift bag, the fashion show, vendor viewing and an invitation to a silent auction featuring a host of exclusive items. Less expensive tickets for $25 per person will also be available and include the fashion show, vendor viewing and silent auction. Sammar Accessories will feature and sell top-name designer handbags & sunglasses. You'll also enjoy on-site demonstrations for hair and make-up. 100% of the proceeds will benefit The Salvation Army and WTAE-TV's Project Bundle-Up.

Initiated in 1986, The Salvation Army and WTAE-TV Channel 4's Project Bundle-Up is a joint community service effort that pairs more than 1,000 volunteers each year with Western Pennsylvania needy children and seniors for a personal shopping experience. Project Bundle-Up provides new winter coats, hats, scarves, mittens and boots. Since its inception twenty years ago, Project Bundle-Up has raised more than $9 million and has provided new winter outerwear to more than 182,500 individuals.

For more information about the event or to donate / participate: please call Project Bundle-Up at 412-394-4848. Those stores providing coats for the fashion show have been faithful supporters of Project Bundle-Up Personal Shopping Days.

Both a church and a social service organization, The Salvation Army began in London, England in 1865. Today, it provides critical services in 125 countries worldwide. The 28-county Western Pennsylvania Division serves thousands of needy families through a wide variety of diverse support programs. To learn more about The Salvation Army in Western Pennsylvania, log on to www.salvationarmy-wpa.org. The Salvation Army does the most good for the most people in the most need.

Source: The Salvation Army

CONTACT: Ginny Knor, Divisional Director, Marketing-PR, +1-412-394-4864,
or Melissa Fereday, Director of Project Bundle-Up, +1-412-394-4849, both of
The Salvation Army

Web site: http://www.salvationarmy-wpa.org/

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