Motivation to complete a run on a cold December morning has got to be pretty strong for Maritimers. The runners, walkers and shufflers participating in the Salvation Army Santa Shuffle Saturday had jolly old Saint Nick near the finish line, doling out high fives, and steamy hot chocolate awaiting them inside the Centennial Park tennis  […]

Sudbury – It was a cold and windy morning, but that did little to deter Shannon and Erin Duguay from getting into the Christmas spirit. The two were at Science North on Saturday for the annual Salvation Army Santa Shuffle, their third time participating in the five-kilometre fun run and one-kilometre Elf walk. “(Erin) will  […]

“All of the money stays in the community,” says John MacDonald, family services director for The Salvation Army. “We do very little canvassing other than at Christmas, and what money we collect stays in the city, is used in the city, and is for our programming here in the city. It’s a crucial part of  […]

It’s a fast, safe, fun and quick way to donate to charity. Participate in PayPal’s Unwrap the Joy campaign and then share the spirit of giving with your friends and family on Facebook and Twitter. Visit PayPal’s Facebook page, like, and unwrap two matching dollar donations. The matching amounts equal how much PayPal will donate  […]

AJAX — A symbol of the true meaning of Christmas for the people who help some of Ajax and Pickering’s neediest families was left shattered last weekend after vandals smashed the nativity scene outside the Salvation Army offices on Kings Crescent in Ajax. Grant Waddell, administrator for the Ajax and Pickering Salvation Army, said the  […]

Owen Sounders will greet the rest of the country from a big, free, rinkside breakfast starting at 6 a.m. Wednesday. The televised event on CTV’s three-hour Canada AM news magazine broadcast follows prize-winning community support for Owen Sound’s Salvation Army Food Bank during a recent Kraft Assists national competition. Read more

A public service announcement by The Salvation Army was nominated for best script in the copywriting category for the 2011 Crystal Awards, an annual showcase honouring outstanding creativity in radio advertising from across Canada. The Salvation Army script aired in Ottawa on Rogers Media radio stations Y101, KISS-FM and 1310 NEWS and communicates to listeners  […]

It seems like everything is going high-tech these days — even the Sally Ann’s Christmas kettle bell! The newly designed bell will be unveiled Friday afternoon at Yonge-Dundas Square. Read more

The familiar sound of bells ringing echoed throughout the New Sudbury Centre on Thursd ay as the Salvation Army launched the annual Christmas Kettle Campaign. Capt. Tony Kennedy, area commander of the Salvation Army, said the money raised from the campaign “supports our ministry throughout the year.” The local campaign goal is $175,000. Last year,  […]

A parking-tickets-for-toys Christmas gift drive at the Salvation Army was a huge hit today at the Vancouver depot. Impark offered a four-hour amnesty Thursday morning for anyone with unpaid parking tickets as long as they donated a toy to the downtown charity. Just before the end of the four hours, ticket scofflaw/Santas had brought in  […]