Garbage Bag Gala Comes to Greensburg; Haute Couture is in the Bag; Handy to Hefty!

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Aug 24, 2010, 07:15 ET

CARNEGIE, Pa., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gather up your girlfriends and your garbage bags and get ready to walk the red carpet! The Garbage Bag Gala is coming to Greensburg. Making its debut this year in Westmoreland County, The Salvation Army's Garbage Bag Gala is the brainchild of Fox Chapel native and Greater Pittsburgh Salvation Army Advisory Board Member, Pamela Abdalla. "For the past eight years, the Allegheny County Garbage Bag Gala has been such a huge success that we decided to bring the fun to Greensburg," said Melissa Dunlap, The Salvation Army's Westmoreland County Resource Development Manager. "This event is a great girls' night out and provides valuable support to the efforts of The Salvation Army in Westmoreland County."

Garbage Bag Gala is slated for Friday, September 10th from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm at the Palace Theater in downtown Greensburg. Attendees are invited to come in formal attire made of garbage bags and instead donate the money they would have spent on a dress. The ticket price includes a red carpet entrance, hors d'oeuvres reception and an awards ceremony for the "Trashiest Dress," and much more. Tickets may be purchased at four different levels, including: Handi Level....$50.00 to $99.00; Glad Level.....$100.00 to $149.00; Hefty Level....$150.00 or more; and Flexi Level.....pay your age. Pre-registration is August 31st but monetary donations will be accepted at the door.

"We are grateful to a group of energetic and dedicated Westmoreland County women who have taken on this project," said Dunlap. Garbage Bag Gala committee members include: Marilyn Fox; Angela O'Brien; Christine Rizk-Orosz; Maryanne Stairs; and Marjorie Stanislaw. For reservations or more information, contact Melissa Dunlap at 724-216-8033 and [email protected] or log onto The Salvation Army's Western Pennsylvania Divisional website at www.salvationarmy-wpa.org and click on "Events."

Westmoreland County is a large area that hosts five Salvation Army community centers, four service centers and eleven service units. This structure covers every zip code while eliminating the expense and inefficiency of the duplication of valuable services. Offering a myriad of programs, The Salvation Army has developed creative ways to address the needs of children, youth, individuals, seniors and families; and in many cases, has tailor made many of their programs in order to address the unique needs of these communities.

Both a church and a social service organization, The Salvation Army began in London, England in 1865. Today, it provides critical services in 120 countries worldwide. The 28-county Western Pennsylvania Division serves thousands of needy families through a wide variety of support services. To learn more about The Salvation Army in Western Pennsylvania, log onto www.salvationarmy-wpa.org. The Salvation Army … Doing the most good . . . for the most people . . . in the most need.

SOURCE The Salvation Army