Month: November 2021
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Putting Smiles on Faces
At 13, Linda B was in a school-bus accident. Severe damage to her leg resulted in more than 300 surgeries. Over the years, the pain was unbearable, and the anxiety…
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A Personal Story of Addiction
For three decades, drugs and alcohol were Norman’s solution to numb the heartache of abandonment, betrayal, violence and emotional abuse. Then, after meeting his first grandchild, he really wanted to…
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Hope for Haiti—Thanks to You
Last August, when a 7.2 earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace combined to devastate Haiti, compassionate supporters like you enabled The Salvation Army to mobilize immediately and help. More than 2,000…
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Help The Salvation Army in Canada Respond to British Columbia Flood Relief Efforts
The Government of British Columbia has declared a state of emergency as the Lower Mainland is experiencing the worst flooding it has seen in a century. Floods and landslides have…
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How Old-fashioned Phone Calls are Changing Lives
Every October, Bernice Langdon gathers her lists of more than 175 telephone numbers to call people who support her participation in The Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle, a family-friendly fundraising event…
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School-aged Children Impacted by Poverty Creates a Sense of Urgency as Salvation Army Launches 131st Annual Christmas Kettle Campaign
The Salvation Army’s largest public fundraiser of the year supports 2.1 million vulnerable people in 400 communities across Canada. TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2021 – The ongoing pressures of the pandemic…
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A Resurgence of Board Games Give New Life to Vulnerable Men in Regina
When residents at The Salvation Army’s Waterston House in Regina sit down to play board games each week, there is more than a lot of roaring laughter and fierce competition.…
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Shuffle Virtually Anywhere to Help Someone in Need This Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Santa Shuffle is back from December 4-5 in 37 cities across Canada, with more fun than ever to get runners shuffling…
