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“Help Give February a Heart” Campaign Positively Impacts Lives

Posted on 21st February 2013, by SalvationArmy.ca
Salvation Army Thrift Stores across Canada want to encourage the public to help better their local communities by positively impacting the lives of those less fortunate. Through the ‘Help Give February A Heart’ campaign, residents in communities across the country can show compassion and care simply by cleaning out their closets, basements and garages and  […]
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Salvation Army Offers Tax Help

Posted on 21st February 2013, by SalvationArmy.ca
Stratford – The Salvation Army and the city’s social services department have teamed up to make this time of year a little less taxing. The social services subcommittee has accepted a proposal for a pilot project that would provide free tax services for Salvation Army family services clients and social services clients. The proposal will  […]
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Rex Murphy Highlights the Strengths of The Salvation Army

Posted on 8th February 2013, by SalvationArmy.ca
As one of Canada’s premier broadcasters and columnists, Rex Murphy’s admiration of The Salvation Army runs deep. A social commentator and editorial journalist, Murphy has been one of Canada’s most influential and respected opinion leaders for decades. Born in Carbonear, N.L., Murphy graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1968 and then went to the  […]

New Salvation Army Thrift Store Opens in Pickering

Posted on 6th February 2013, by SalvationArmy.ca
February 4, 2013 – Pickering, ON: Finding a good bargain and helping a good cause will be a lot easier for residents of Pickering now that a brand new Salvation Army Thrift Store has opened its doors. The new Thrift Store is conveniently located directly across the street from the Pickering Town Centre on 1360  […]
Siemens Canada and its employees recently joined efforts in support of families in need as part of their annual Hope for Holidays campaign. Employees collected funds and items for local charities and donations were matched by the company, resulting in an outstanding $35,000 donation to The Salvation Army. Employees from more than 20 Siemens offices  […]

Shelter From the Cold in Regina

Posted on 4th February 2013, by
Downstairs in the chapel at the Salvation Army Waterston Centre shelter on Osler Street, 15 beds with dark brown blankets are lined around the room, dormitory style. A portrait of Salvation Army founder William Booth hangs on one of the cream walls, a light-coloured wooden cross on another. The glass bricks at street-level are covered  […]
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Ozark, Ala. (January 31, 2013) – Volunteers and staff from The Salvation Army in Dale and Houston Counties continue their response in support of First Responders and families working to bring a peaceful resolution to the continuing hostage standoff in Midland City, Alabama, U.S.A. Stationed at the Incident Command post adjacent to the FBI Mobile  […]

Victims of Crash Thank Salvation Army Volunteers

Posted on 29th January 2013, by SalvationArmy.ca
DURHAM — Lakeridge Health hospital officials confirm that only one victim from Friday’s massive pileup on Hwy. 401 in Clarington remains in their care. A total of 10 victims were treated at hospital as a result of the horrific crash. Victims of the crash thanked Salvation Army volunteers for the hot drinks and food they  […]

Salvation Army Provides Support as Bush Fires Rage in Parts of Australia

Posted on 17th January 2013, by SalvationArmy.ca
As bush fires raged in parts of the Australian island of Tasmania in early January, The Salvation Army quickly deployed emergency response teams to assist affected communities. The Salvation Army’s southern regional emergency services team initially served meals and refreshments to people in the Tasmanian state capital, Hobart, who were disembarking ferries from the bush  […]

Salvation Army Christmas Campaign Falls Shy of $21 Million Goal

Posted on 15th January 2013, by SalvationArmy.ca
Toronto, ON January 15, 2013 — Donors, volunteers, sponsors and partners across Canada helped The Salvation Army’s 2012 Christmas Kettle Campaign collect $20.6 million, just short of the Army’s $21 million goal. With nearly 2,000 kettles nationwide, economic conditions played a factor in the public’s overall giving. Despite not reaching the fundraising goal, The Salvation  […]