JACKSON, Miss., April 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, April 30, 2010, Gateway Rescue Mission will officially open the doors to its New Life Center in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The Center will provide shelter services for up to 52 men, three meals per day, daily chapel, education, social, and financial services.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and BankPlus awarded Gateway Rescue Mission a $500,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant in 2008 for the construction of the facility.
U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper will be the guest speaker at the event, and representatives from FHLB Dallas, BankPlus, and Gateway Rescue Mission will attend.
For more information regarding the event, please contact the FHLB Dallas Corporate Communications Department at 214.441.8445, or Peggy Price at the Gateway Rescue Mission at 601.353.5864.
About Gateway Rescue Mission
Gateway Rescue Mission was founded in 1948 to meet the needs of homeless World War II veterans. It has grown from offering night-time shelter and supper to serving 150,000 meals per year. Gateway also provides lodging for more than 50,000 individuals and assists more than 4,000 families with food, clothing, and furniture each year.
About BankPlus
BankPlus, with total assets of more than $2 billion, has over 60 banking offices in 33 Mississippi communities. In addition to its Belzoni Main Office, other BankPlus offices are located in Bentonia, Brandon, Byram, Canton, Clinton, D'Iberville, Durant, Flora, Flowood, Gluckstadt, Hernando, Holly Bluff, Horn Lake, Isola, Jackson, Lexington, Madison, Meridian, Newton, Olive Branch, Pearl, Picayune, Pickens, Poplarville, Quitman, Ridgeland, Shubuta, Southaven, Stonewall, Tchula, Waynesboro and Yazoo City. For additional information on BankPlus, please visit www.BankPlus.net.
About the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 12 district banks in the FHLBank System created by Congress in 1932. FHLB Dallas, with total assets of $65.1 billion as of December 31, 2009, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced advances and other credit products to more than 900 members and associated institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas. For more information, visit the FHLB Dallas web site at fhlb.com.
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| Friday, April 30, 2010 – Mendenhall, Mississippi | ||
| WHEN: | 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 30, 2010 | |
| WHO: | U.S. Representative Gregg Harper, (R-Miss) | |
| Rex Baker, Gateway Rescue Mission, Executive Director | ||
| Fountain Barksdale, BankPlus, Executive Vice President | ||
| Mark Ouellette, BankPlus, Vice President and Director of Affordable Housing | ||
| Denise Schmitt, FHLB Dallas, Community Investment Operations Manager | ||
| Ashley Shannon, FHLB Dallas, Marketing and Communications Coordinator | ||
| WHERE: | Gateway Rescue Mission New Life Center | |
| 1072 Simpson Highway 149 | ||
| Mendenhall, Mississippi 39114 | ||