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Hot Fashion Show - Annual Project Bundle-Up Winter Coat Fashion Show Slated

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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Warm Coats, Cold Winters, Hot Fashion Show" is a great girls' day out and raises funds for a critical need. Slated for Sunday, September 30th from noon to 4:00 pm, this fun-filled afternoon will take place at the elegant LeMont restaurant on Mount Washington. Proceeds will benefit WTAE-TV Channel 4 and The Salvation Army's Project Bundle-Up. Once again the Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Fashion & Retail Management program is providing its expertise and support of this event.

Doors open at noon and participants are invited to enjoy sumptuous hors d'oeuvres and browse a array of items from a unique shopping boutique and an exciting silent auction. Lunch will begin at 12:45 with a choice of chicken en croute or Maryland style crab cakes. At 2:00 pm, watch the on-air personalities from WTAE-TV Channel 4, along with their families strut their stuff on the catwalk. The latest in warm winter outerwear is provided by Wal-Mart, Boscov's, and Roberta Weissburg Leathers.

The $45.00 per person ticket includes lunch, a special gift, the fashion show, vendor viewing and an invitation to a silent auction. Thanks to the generosity of the LeMont, 100% of the proceeds will benefit The Salvation Army and WTAE-TV's Project Bundle-Up. Program booklet sponsorships are still available, including tickets, ranging from $100 to $1000.

Initiated in 1986, The Salvation Army and WTAE-TV Channel 4's Project Bundle-Up is a joint community service effort that pairs more than 1,000 volunteers each year with Western Pennsylvania needy children and seniors for a personal shopping experience. Project Bundle-Up provides new winter coats, hats, scarves, mittens and boots. Since its inception more than twenty years ago, Project Bundle-Up has raised more than $9 million and has provided new winter outerwear to more than 182,500 individuals. For more information about the event or to donate / participate: please call Project Bundle-Up at 412-394-4848.

Both a church and a social service organization, The Salvation Army began in London, England in 1865. Today, it provides critical services in 125 countries worldwide. The 28-county Western Pennsylvania Division serves thousands of needy families through a wide variety of diverse support programs. To learn more about The Salvation Army in Western Pennsylvania, log on to http://www.salvationarmy-wpa.org. The Salvation Army does the most good for the most people in the most need.