Caption: Kelly Currie, left, and Lt. Monika Gillard pose for a photo in the food room at The Salvation Army Dartmouth Community Church. New programs are cropping up at the Dartmouth Community Church. Kelly Currie, the new Community Family Services worker, is giving clients the tools they need to better help themselves through programs such  […]

The Salvation Army’s Dartmouth Community Church is abuzz with excitement as families come together on Tuesday mornings to enjoy the Precious Moments parent and tot program. “Loud but fun,” is how Lieutenant Monika Gillard, describes a typical morning at Precious Moments. Precious Moments provides a safe, nurturing environment for toddler-aged children to interact, and gives  […]

Caption: Jacqueline Scantland-Griffiths, left, Portland Street Honda Executive Assistant, presents Lt. Lance Gillard, Corps Officer in Dartmouth, with a cheque for $7,500 from Portland Street Honda to support The Salvation Army’s work in Dartmouth. Portland Street Honda recently made a donation of $7,500 to the Dartmouth Community Church. With the demand for assistance increasing every  […]

The Empire Theatres Toy Drive in HRM was set to conclude on Friday evening, but those who still wish to make donations are in luck, as the national drive continues through to Christmas. The event kicked off on Tuesday and concluded on Friday at Empire Theatre locations in Bayers Road and Dartmouth Crossing. Now in  […]

Wednesday night marks the halfway point of the Empire Theatres Toy Drive in HRM, and so far this annual initiative is enjoying another year of success collecting toys for children in need. The event kicked off on Tuesday and runs through Friday at Empire Theatre locations in Bayers Road and Dartmouth Crossing. Now in its  […]

The 16th annual Empire Theatres Toy Drive to benefit The Salvation Army began on Dec. 1, 2012 this year and will run until Dec. 23, 2012 at all of its theatre locations across Canada. This is the second year for the Empire Theatres National Toy Drive, which generated thousands of gifts and gift cards last  […]

Over 750 runners came out to the Dartmouth waterfront on Saturday for the Santa Shuffle fun run in support of The Salvation Army. The event raised approximately $40,000 for The Salvation Army. The five-kilometre course began in Ferry Terminal Park and took participants along the Dartmouth waterfront trail to Woodside, before returning again. There was  […]

Pictured above: Lieutenant Monika Gillard at the new and improved Precious Moments program Last winter, The Salvation Army received a donation of $1,200 from the Dartmouth Community Health Board to assist the Precious Moments program. The program is coordinated by Lieutenant Monika Gillard and the donation couldn’t have come at a better time, as many  […]

The 2012 Santa Shuffle is now just one month away, meaning runners and walkers all over the Maritimes are busy getting ready to ring in the holiday season with either a five-kilometre run or one-kilometre walk in five locations around the region. This year Santa Shuffles will be held in Dartmouth, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton  […]

Caption: Captain Wayne Durdle, Corps Officer in Lower Sackville, receives gift cards totaling $4,268.79 from Holly Rogers, Business Support Manager of the Staples in Dartmouth Crossing. In the weeks leading up to the return to school last month, several Staples stores around metro Halifax collected donations from patrons to assist children and schools with this  […]