From July 1-5, 2015, more than 15,000 (1,000 from Canada) Salvation Army members and friends united in London, UK, at the Boundless Congress, to celebrate 150 years of bringing help and hope to the world’s most vulnerable. The Salvation Army began its work in 1865 when William Booth, a London minister, abandoned the conventional concept of  […]

The Salvation Army’s Dartmouth Community Church has moved from its original building, but the 70 year-old pews from the church were re-purposed for new projects. Leftover pews that couldn’t be sold were given to members of The Atlantic Woodworkers Association. The Atlantic Woodworkers Association has strong ties to The Salvation Army. For the past 25  […]

Did you know that during the summer months 918,724 Canadians will access a food bank? This number is startling and shows that food donations are increasingly important during the summer months.  Each year MOLLY MAID participates in a national Christmas in July food drive to help stock emptied food bank shelves. Food bank donations typically  […]

This is a guest post by Lieutenant Sarah Braye ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ – Sarah is a follower of Christ and desires to inspire people. She's a dreamer and believes that the impossible is possible. Sarah is Lieutenant of Saint John Hope Community Church. “A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting  […]

1. Prepare a will. 2. Leave a gift in your will for The Salvation Army to make a difference in the lives of others. 3. Leave a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your assets to The Salvation Army 4. Consider using assets for your legacy gift. 5. Name The Salvation Army as a  […]

Build-A-Bear is enlisting the help of their customers, and their furry friends to help venerable children this Christmas season. From Nov. 1 – Dec. 14, they are asking people to bring in a new, unwrapped toy, or to pick up one of their “furbulous” stuffed animals to donate. Another way to give is to buy  […]

Friday the 13th of August was blessed with beautiful weather – yet again – for The Annual Transcontinental “Tee Off For The Kids” at Granite Springs golf course near Halifax. 15 teams and 60 participants had a ball, beef buffet, and unbeatable golf while raising over $16,000 in support of sending kids to Scotian Glen  […]