Green Bay, WI and San Diego, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/24/2008 -- SBWire (http://www.sbwire.com), the online newswire for small to medium-sized organizations, today announced that Rest Ministries (http://www.restministries.org) has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

The SBWire for Non-Profits program provides free Swift News Distribution and HostedPR press room services to qualified non-profit organizations.

Rest Ministries will utilize SBWire’s Swift News Distribution services to provide members of the media and individual subscribers with up-to-date information on Rest Ministries’ efforts to serve the chronically ill.

“It is our goal to help non-profit organizations spread the word about the positive efforts they are making,” says Daniel R. Jones, Managing Editor, SBWire. “SBWire is pleased to welcome Rest Ministries to the SBWire for Non-Profits program.”

Organizations interested in the SBWire for Non-Profits program are encouraged to apply for the program by visiting: http://www.sbwire.com/services/nonprofits

About Rest Ministries (http://www.restministries.org)
National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week was launched in 2002 by Lisa Copen, author of “Beyond Casseroles: 505 Ways to Encourage a Chronically Ill Friend.” It is held annually in September and is sponsored by Rest Ministries, Inc., the largest Christian organization that serves the chronically ill.

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