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    Embrace to host 5th Annual “Embrace the Streets” for San Diego Homeless Veterans and Civilians College student volunteers will distribute food, clothing and blankets to more than 700 homeless San Diego, Calif. (November 12, 2013) — Embrace, a local non-profit organization that serves homeless civilian and veteran communities, will hit the streets for its 5th annual “Embrace the Streets” event on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. More than 100 college students and volunteers will hand out supplies including water, clothing and blankets, while food sponsors, The San Diego Food Bank and The Dog Shack, provide food and prepared meals.

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    Embrace to host 5th Annual “Embrace the Streets” for San Diego Homeless Veterans and Civilians College student volunteers will distribute food, clothing and blankets to more than 700 homeless San Diego, Calif. (November 12, 2013) — Embrace, a local non-profit organization that serves homeless civilian and veteran communities, will hit the streets for its 5th annual “Embrace the Streets” event on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. More than 100 college students and volunteers will hand out supplies including water, clothing and blankets, while food sponsors, The San Diego Food Bank and The Dog Shack, provide food and prepared meals.

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    Embrace to host 5th Annual “Embrace the Streets” for San Diego Homeless Veterans and Civilians College student volunteers will distribute food, clothing and blankets to more than 700 homeless San Diego, Calif. (November 12, 2013) — Embrace, a local non-profit organization that serves homeless civilian and veteran communities, will hit the streets for its 5th annual “Embrace the Streets” event on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. More than 100 college students and volunteers will hand out supplies including water, clothing and blankets, while food sponsors, The San Diego Food Bank and The Dog Shack, provide food and prepared meals.

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    Contact: Jen Jenkins BAM Communications C: 760-522-3984 Jen@bamcommunications.

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Embrace to host 5th Annual Embrace the Streets for San Diego Homeless Veterans and Civilians
    College student volunteers will distribute food, clothing and blankets to more than 700 homeless San Diego, Calif. !ovember "#, #$"%& ' Embrace, a local nonprofit organization that ser es homeless ci ilian an! eteran comm"nities, #ill hit the streets for its $th ann"al %Embrace the Streets& e ent on Sat"r!a', (o ember )*, +,)- from )+.,, pm / +.,, pm0 More than ),, college st"!ents an! ol"nteers #ill han! o"t s"pplies incl"!ing #ater, clothing an! blan1ets, #hile foo! sponsors, The San Diego Foo! 2an1 an! The Dog Shac1, pro i!e foo! an! prepare! meals0 This 'ear, ne# sponsor, 3almart, has teame! "p #ith Embrace to host the e ent at its location at +)+) Imperial A en"e0 3almart #ill also be pro i!ing #ater for atten!ees0 %3e are thrille! that 3almart has 4oine! o"r efforts to ser e San Diego5s homeless pop"lation,& sai! Sean Sheppar!, fo"n!er of Embrace0 %This time of 'ear is #hen the nights begin getting col!er an! it5s great to 1no# that #e ha e ol"nteers an! sponsors ali1e #ho care abo"t o"r neighbors in nee!0& In past 'ears, %Embrace the Streets& s"pplie! the homeless #ith more than ),,,, po"n!s of clothing an! be!!ing in one !a' an! hopes to s"rpass those n"mbers this 'ear0

    Sponsors incl"!e 3almart, Alliance 6ealthcare Fo"n!ation, SD78E, The 9alifornia En!o#ment an! the San Diego State :ni ersit' ;h'sical ;lant Department0 About Embrace Fo"n!e! in +,,,, Embrace "ses comm"nit' ser ice to bring !i erse gro"ps of people together to bring abo"t social #ellness in o"r societ'0 The organization foc"ses on the "tilization of college st"!ents an! recent gra!"ates to !e elop their lea!ership <"alities an! reme!' comm"nit' problems s"ch as health !isparities an! homelessness on a ol"nteer basis0 Fo"n!er Sean Sheppar!=s "ltimate goal is to bring abo"t legislation that ma1es comm"nit' ser ice man!ator' for all college st"!ents that atten! state f"n!e! instit"tions of higher e!"cation0 For more information on Embrace, isit ###0embrace)0org0 For more information about Sheppard and his life, visit www.thegoodsheppard.tv. >>>

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