Tag: Fundraising
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Putting Smiles on Faces
At 13, Linda B was in a school-bus accident. Severe damage to her leg resulted in more than 300 surgeries. Over the years, the pain was unbearable, and the anxiety…
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How Old-fashioned Phone Calls are Changing Lives
Every October, Bernice Langdon gathers her lists of more than 175 telephone numbers to call people who support her participation in The Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle, a family-friendly fundraising event…
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School-aged Children Impacted by Poverty Creates a Sense of Urgency as Salvation Army Launches 131st Annual Christmas Kettle Campaign
The Salvation Army’s largest public fundraiser of the year supports 2.1 million vulnerable people in 400 communities across Canada. TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2021 – The ongoing pressures of the pandemic…
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Shuffle Virtually Anywhere to Help Someone in Need This Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Santa Shuffle is back from December 4-5 in 37 cities across Canada, with more fun than ever to get runners shuffling…
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One Donor’s Heart
Cordell’s first recollection of donating to The Salvation Army was dropping change into a kettle at Christmas time. Then, when the military recommended that service members have a will, he…
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Why Give at This Time of Year?
If giving to charity is still on your list for 2020, it’s not too late. Holiday giving is not only a great opportunity to give a gift of hope to…
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Salvation Army sees alarming increase of Canadians who have requested support this Christmas and have only reached 50 per cent of their fundraising goal
With only four days to go, The Salvation Army needs to raise $11 million December 21, 2020 TORONTO – With Christmas around the corner, The Salvation Army is seeing an…
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Ready, Set, Shuffle!
Coming Together Virtually to Shuffle Because Everyone Needs an Army Traditionally held on the first Saturday of December, the Santa Shuffle is a 5k Fun Run and 1K Elf Walk…
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Touchless Giving Option Helps The Salvation Army to Overcome Challenges Brought on by the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many challenges to The Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign, its largest fundraising drive of the year. At a time when more and more individuals…
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The Salvation Army Canada launches digital, touchless giving for Christmas Kettles Campaign, powered by Rogers
TORONTO, ON (December 1, 2020) – Today on Giving Tuesday, The Salvation Army Canada and Rogers Communications announced a new and innovative touchless digital giving option for Canadians to safely…
