Give Love, Get Love at Foreign Exchange Stores
1 September 2010
Foreign Exchange clothing stores and The Salvation Army are teaming up for a clothing drive with a twist! From September 6th to the 19th you can drop off any gently-used clothing at a Foreign Exchange store in Southern California and receive a free, trendy graphic t-shirt.
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General William Booth, Crime Fighter
31 August 2010
Salinas, California is famous for being an agricultural center and the hometown of Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck.
The city has also become known for its crime rate: higher than the national average in several key categories such as violent crimes, robberies, aggravated assaults, and motor vehicle thefts. Salinas Police Chief Louis Fetherolf is asking members of the community to step up their own personal efforts to combat crime.
Salvation Army Major Kris Potter responded by creating a voluntary program to supply local businesses with resources so they can recommend assistance providers to crime victims and witnesses who are in need of help.
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina
25 August 2010
According to Wikipedia, Katrina first made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane just North of Miami, Florida exactly five years ago today on August 25, 2005. Then it hit again on August 29 along the Central Gulf Coast near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm.
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Fire Destroys Property, but not a Neighborhood
6 August 2010
Bruce Burson's wife died four months ago and last week's Old West Ranch fire took almost everything else. Thankfully, he still has good neighbors.
Even though they don't know each other well, a man named Buz Grantham is organizing an effort to help Burson stay on his land. He's getting help from The Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, other neighbors, local businesses, churches and firefighters.
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Food Shortage Hits Salvation Army in Riverside, CA
2 August 2010
As employment increases and social security benefits decrease, people in the community of Riverside, Californiaࠖ especially senior citizensࠖ are requesting so much food assistance that The Salvation Army caᮒt keep up! Last June 893 people were helped with a variety of social services, including 375 food boxes. In June 2010ࠖ a year we hoped would be better than lastࠖ requests for assistance are up to 1,101 with distribution of 445 food boxes.
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Modesto Service Clubs Team Up to Offer Medical / Dental Care
26 July 2010
The Salvation Army is teaming up with major service groups in Modesto, California to help create a free health clinic for the homeless. This will mark the first time Modesto's four big service clubs - Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions Club, & Soroptimists - have worked together on a local project which will offer free medical, dental, and optometry care to the area's homeless community.
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