United Way Helps Homeless Children With Annual Stuff the Bus Project

PHILADELPHIA, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Way of Southeastern
Pennsylvania wants homeless children in the Greater Philadelphia area to start
the school year off with everything they need to succeed. Now in its third
year, United Way's Stuff the Bus project works to collect school supplies and
deliver them to school-aged children living in homeless shelters throughout
the region.

"Advancing the common good involves creating opportunities for a better life
for all. By providing these students with the necessary supplies, we can send
them to school better prepared to succeed," said President and CEO Jill
Michal.

Since its inception in the summer of 2007, United Way's Stuff the Bus project
has steadily grown with the help of individual community members, business and
labor organizations. The presenting sponsor for United Way's 2009 Stuff the
Bus project is the ACE Group.

"ACE has been a proud supporter of United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania for
the past eleven years. Through our ongoing commitment to United Way's
programs, including serving as presenting sponsor of 'Stuff the Bus,' we're
pleased to participate in the effort to help make this region a better place
to live and work," said Brian Dowd, Vice Chairman, ACE Group. "Our support to
the Philadelphia community has extended beyond financial assistance, to
include ACE employees' active participation in United Way's many programs, as
well as this year's 'Stuff the Bus' program. We encourage others in the
Philadelphia community to join us in the effort to provide students with the
tools and supplies they need to start the year on a good note."

With an estimated 10,000 children living in local shelters, United Way is
asking the community to LIVE UNITED by donating *new* school supplies. People
wishing to donate supplies such as notebooks, pencils, and folders can find a
United Way Stuff the Bus donation bin at any of these locations:

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
17th and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

The Bourse
400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

The Bourse Food Court & Specialty Shops
111 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Constitution Place
325 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Members of the community can also sponsor a book bag online at
www.LIVEUNITEDsepa.org/stuffthebus.

Donations will be collected through July 31st. Volunteers are needed to stuff
and deliver book bags to shelters on August 11-13th. To volunteer for Stuff
the Bus visit: www.LIVEUNITEDsepa.org/stuffthebus.

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania is part of a national network of more
than 1,300 locally governed organizations that work to create lasting positive
changes in communities and in people's lives. United Way engages the community
to identify the underlying causes of the most significant local issues,
develops strategies and pulls together financial and human resources to
address them, and measure the results. United Way is advancing the common good
in southeastern Pennsylvania by focusing on education for children, income for
families and health for seniors. For more information about United Way, please
visit: www.LIVEUNITEDsepa.org.

SOURCE United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Emily E. RosenBerg of United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, W:
+1-215-665-2509, C: +1-215-906-6310, emilyr@uwsepa.org