Twice in one year, the Summerside Corps hosted a community food drive in partnership with Canada Post. Last fall, the event was so successful that another food drive was planned for the spring. Over 16,000 flyers were distributed via Canada Post to inform the community about the event. On June 2, 1200 pounds of food  […]

The only soup kitchen in Prince County celebrated its grand opening today, as The Salvation Army officially cut the ribbon on its renovated Summerside facility. The renovations added over 200 square metres of space to the facility, expanding the facilities for soup kitchen, which dishes up 60 hot meals per day, five days per week.  […]

One day while sitting over a cup of coffee, Miles Birch, a former Canada Post employee came up with the idea of a food drive in support of The Salvation Army. 18 years later, Miles’ idea is still going strong and this year raised over 22,000 pounds of food. While this is a Canada Post  […]

The threat of rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm in Prince Edward Island this past weekend, as the rolling roads played host to the second annual charity memorial motorcycle ride in support of The Salvation Army. Nearly 100 bikes gathered for the ride, which serves as a memorial to fallen fellow motorcycle enthusiasts Paul  […]

Caption: Organizers of the Charity Memorial Ride pose with representatives from The Salvation Army in Summerside, PEI, last year during the inaugural edition of the event. From left to right, Lea Schurman, Darlene Miner, Roger Caissie, Debbie Caissie, Majors Willis and Priscilla Drover, Corps Officers, and Marj Montgomery, Community and Family Services Coordinator. The roads  […]

Caption: Trevor Ramsay, left, of the Canada Revenue Agency Tax Centre in Summerside, PEI, presents a cheque to Marj Montgomery, Community and Family Services Coordinator in Summerside, part of the Tax Centre employees’ continued support of The Salvation Army in Summerside. Employees of Canada Revenue Agency’s Summerside Tax Centre have continued their support to The  […]

Nearly 200 motorcycles hit the rolling, pastoral roads of Prince Edward earlier this month to remember a friend and help those in their community. The Charity Memorial Ride 2011 in memory of Yvette Arsenault took place in Summerside on Sunday, Aug. 21. Organized by the PEI HOG (Harley Owners Group) Chapter, the ride aimed to  […]

For most businesses, expansion is a good thing. For Salvation Army social services, increased demand comes with the reality that more people in the community are in need. This is the case in Summerside, where recently the Salvation Army relocated and expanded a trio of offerings in the city – namely the thrift store, food  […]