With Heart to God

Press Release

OTTAWA, May 8 /CNW/ - St. John Ambulance (SJA) and The Salvation Army are
pleased to announce the launch of a national Emergency Preparedness "Kit
Campaign" with major retailers across Canada.
    Partner retailers across Canada will carry co-branded St. John Ambulance
and The Salvation Army Emergency Preparedness Ready Kits and Ready Meal Plus
Kits, as part of a national public awareness campaign. This year-long campaign
is intended to prepare Canadians in the event of an emergency. Kit contents,
including water packets, food rations, first aid supplies and a waterproof
radio, will allow a family to survive for 72 hour, prior to help arriving.
    "Canadian shoppers will have ready access to important supplies that
could help save a life in case of an emergency," says SJA Director of Business
Development, Rob Fraser. "Working together with national retailers will now
make it easier for families to get prepared for an emergency."
    St. John Ambulance-The Salvation Army Emergency Preparedness Kits will be
available beginning as early as May 7 - May 13 (Emergency Preparedness Week)
at the following retail locations:

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    Zellers                            IGA and MarketPlace IGA

    Home Outfitters                    Thrifty Foods

    Pharma Plus                        Buy-Low Foods

    Canadian Tire                      Nesters Market

    London Drugs                       G&H Shop 'N Save

    True Value Hardware                Value Drug Mart

    V&S                                Apple Drugs

    Country Depot                      Rxellence Professional Dispensary

    Overwaitea Foods                   Quality Foods

    Save-On-Foods                      TSC Stores

    >>

    A common list of kit components was developed in collaboration with the

Government of Canada and is an important part of the Government of Canada's

new Emergency Preparedness Guide. The guide recommends three simple steps to

emergency preparedness: 1) know the risks in your area; 2) make an emergency

plan; and 3) prepare a kit.

For further information: on St. John Ambulance, The Salvation Army and
the Emergency Preparedness public awareness initiative, please contact:
Jennifer Lavoie, St. John Ambulance, Phone: (613) 859-9000,
Jennifer.lavoie@nhq.sja.ca, www.sja.ca; Jim Ferguson, Salvation Army, Phone:
(613) 299-1761, jim_ferguson@can.salvationarmy.org, www.salvationarmy.org