The Salvation Army Penticton recently received a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan to create a child care centre at our new Community Kitchen. The Community Kitchen, which operates out of The Salvation Army Church at 2469 South Main in Penticton, is a place for volunteer mentors and participants to come  […]

On Saturday June 11, 2011, The Salvation Army, together with Ross Place Retirement Residence, hosted the 1st Annual Garage Sale.  Businesses and the general public were asked to donate their gently used items to the sale, with all proceeds going to The Salvation Army in Victoria.  The fundraiser was a great success, the BBQ was  […]

The Salvation Army has announced May as Dignity Month in support of The Dignity Project and our annual Red Shield Campaign.  The Dignity Project launched in March with the primary goal of educating the public about the reality of poverty in today’s day and age – emphasizing the belief that everyone is entitled to the  […]

Kelvin Leung of Richmond, British Columbia organized the first, Hoops for Hospice Basketball Tournament.  This event was inspired by Kelvin’s Grandparents whom both spent time at The Salvation Army Rotary Richmond Hospice.  Kelvin shared, “The two patients who went through the hospice meant the world to me and that was enough motivation in itself. My  […]

   Joseph Choi, Alex Venetis and Steffi Chua of Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business Project Management successfully organized a book drive to collect books for the Salvation Army – ultimately surpassing the initial goal of 2,000 books with an additional, 9,000 collected for a total of 11,000. The BIG Book Drive team collected  […]

                                                                                                                                                                                Home and lifestyle retailer, Nood, delivered 10,662 pairs of red socks to the Salvation Army Harbour Light Centre located in Vancouver’s Downtown Lower Eastside. The ‘Red Sock Project’ was a Nood driven campaign that called on Canadians to ‘share the warmth’ by donating $2 toward a pair of socks for  […]

 Three Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business Project Management students – Joseph Choi, Alex Venetis and Steffi Chua – organized an inaugural book drive coined, “The BIG Book Drive” to collect books for the Salvation Army.  On February 26th, The BIG Book Drive team collected 3,500 books at Lansdowne Mall in Richmond, far surpassing  […]

“The BIG Book Drive”, an inaugural initiative inspired by three local Simon Fraser University: Beedie School of Business Project Management students – Joseph Choi, Alex Venetis and Steffi Chua – aim to collect over 2,000 books for the Salvation Army. With two separate book drives planned in both Richmond and Burnaby, the first will take  […]

The BC Lions, like The Salvation Army, have deep roots in the community dating back to 1954.  We would like to extend a gracious Thank You to the BC Lions Football Organization for their endless support, in particular through the Lions Share program.  This unique program fosters opportunities for local charities to be invited to a  […]

On December 24th, members of the Downtown Lower Eastside Community became a lot more prepared for the harsh Vancouver elements, thanks to Arc’Teryx Equipment Inc. Working on three separate Saturdays at the Arc’teryx manufacturing facility located in Burnaby, volunteers cut and sewed 560 specially-designed capes for Vancouver’s homeless that will repel wind and rain during  […]