Shopping Centers, Corporations Deliver ''T-shirts to Texas'' for Hurricane Evacuees
September 15 2005 - 10:49AM
Business Wire
Thousands of New T-shirts and Shoes Distributed in Dallas Through
Buckner Orphan Care International and the Salvation Army, with More
Headed to Houston and San Antonio Shopping centers and corporations
from across the country are delivering "T-shirts to Texas" for the
survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Spearheaded by The Macerich Company
(NYSE:MAC) and supported by other major mall developers, Buckner
Orphan Care International and The Salvation Army, the effort is
providing thousands of unused T-shirts, shoes, socks and other
needed items directly to North Texas evacuees. Volunteers for
T-shirts to Texas will distribute items to evacuees staying at
Dallas' Reunion Arena, the Dallas Convention Center, hotels and
private homes today at 1:30 p.m. at The Salvation Army Hurricane
Katrina Distribution Center (1607 West Commerce Street, Dallas).
Additional distributions will take place in Houston and San
Antonio, Texas, in the coming days. Throughout the past week,
Macerich's Valley View Center in Dallas and Ridgmar Mall in Fort
Worth have collected more than 15,000 T-shirts for the T-shirts to
Texas campaign, in addition to caps, tote bags and other products
also sent from supporters nationwide. Buckner is contributing
approximately 3,000 pairs of shoes, 7,500 pairs of socks and 500
teddy bears, all new, as part of its Shoes for Orphan Souls
program, which has provided more than 13,000 pairs of new shoes to
the Hurricane Katrina relief effort in Louisiana and Texas. "When
the shirt on your back is the only one you have, another is greatly
appreciated. We knew filling this need was a way to quickly respond
and reach out to the hurricane survivors," said Susan Valentine,
senior vice president of marketing for The Macerich Company. "We
put out a call to other shopping center developers and corporations
for help by donating promotional or overstocked items, and the call
was overwhelmingly answered. We also received donations from many
caring individuals." Added Tiffany Taylor, marketing director for
Buckner Orphan Care International, "The survivors are so
appreciative of the T-shirts and shoes, and have been especially
thrilled to get something new in the wake of their tragedy. We are
grateful to our supporters who are making it possible for us to
continue our outreach." The Salvation Army is playing a major role
in distributing the items to survivors who were evacuated to the
Dallas area. "The support of individuals and corporate America is
vitally important in filling the enormous need of the evacuees,"
said Major William Mockabee, area commander of The Salvation Army
of The Greater Dallas Metroplex. "The T-shirts to Texas effort is
helping to provide the staples that are so important as these
people rebuild their lives." Major contributors to T-shirts to
Texas include: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., Coyote
Management, Forest City Enterprises, General Growth Properties,
L.P., Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, The Macerich Company,
Madison Marquette, The Mills Corporation, Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust (PREIT) and Richard E. Jacobs Group. Valley View
Center and Ridgmar Mall Guest Services Centers will continue to
collect T-shirts through the end of September. For more information
on T-shirts to Texas, visit www.tshirtstotexas.com. The Macerich
Company is a fully integrated self-managed and self-administered
real estate investment trust, which focuses on the acquisition,
leasing, management, development and redevelopment of regional
malls throughout the United States. The Company is the sole general
partner and owns an 81% ownership interest in The Macerich
Partnership, L.P. Macerich now owns interests in properties
totaling approximately 77 million square feet of gross leaseable
area consisting primarily of interests in 76 regional malls.
Additional information about The Macerich Company can be obtained
from the Company's Web site at www.macerich.com. Buckner Orphan
Care International (BOCI) is part of Dallas-based Buckner
Benevolences. Buckner is one of the largest private social-care
organizations in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 people
each year. Founded in 1879, Buckner is a vastly diversified
ministry dedicated to the restoration, care and healing of
children, families and senior adults. Buckner seeks to provide care
without regard to race, religion, economic status or social
circumstance. The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian
organization that in the Greater Dallas area provides substance
abuse treatment, homeless shelter, life skills classes,
non-perishable food, Christmas gifts for children, domestic
violence programs, emergency financial assistance
(rent/mortgage/utilities), child care, after-school programs,
summer day camps, computer training, senior citizens services and
low-cost youth sports leagues. The Salvation Army is also involved
in disaster relief services when a crisis occurs.
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