June 3 is National Donut Day in the U.S. The day is set aside to honour Salvation Army volunteers who served donuts to troops in the First World War. Rations were poor, so the donut idea was conceived as a means of bringing the soldiers cheer. By continuing to celebrate National Donut Day, those who  […]

The Salvation Army in the U.S. is responding to tornadoes that brought devastation across the country’s central states. Communities in Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin were particularly badly hit. Residents of Joplin, Missouri, are recovering from a tornado that hit on Sunday May 22, killing at least 122 people. A further 750 people were injured  […]

The Joplin, Missouri, tornado, that flattened a third of the city on May 22, was the deadliest single twister in the U.S. in nearly 60 years. The Salvation Army is currently conducting mass feeding efforts in Joplin. At this time, in-kind donations are not being accepted as financial donations better allow disaster responders to immediately  […]

After five days of intense service, several locations are scaling back response efforts while some locations hit particularly hard by the storms are still in need of daily feeding and spiritual care. Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) personnel continue to meet material, emotional, and spiritual needs in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, and  […]

Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) teams are responding to the destruction left by an outbreak of tornadoes that tore through the southeastern US. According to news reports, more than 190 people have lost their lives, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama has suffered a great deal of damage. More storms are tracking through N. Alabama, N.W. Georgia,  […]