| 1 September 2010 |
| Give Love, Get Love at Foreign Exchange Stores |
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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| 31 August 2010 |
| General William Booth, Crime Fighter |
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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| 25 August 2010 |
| Remembering Hurricane Katrina |
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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| 23 August 2010 |
| The Salvation Army Aids 300 Families in Pakistan Amidst Flood Aftermath |
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| 9 August 2010 |
| 12,000 Students Nationwide Awarded Back-to-School Shopping Spree from Target and The Salvation Army |
On Tuesday, Aug. 10, more than 12,000 students in need will have the opportunity to visit Target stores nationwide and purchase backpacks, calculators, pens and pencils, art supplies, binders, clothing and other must-have supplies just in time for back-to-school. The Target School Spree will help kids across the country gear up for the upcoming academic year.
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| 6 August 2010 |
| Fire Destroys Property, but not a Neighborhood |
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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| 2 August 2010 |
| Food Shortage Hits Salvation Army in Riverside, CA |
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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| 30 July 2010 |
| Crown Fire - The Salvation Army at the Helm of Wildfire Relief for Evacuees and Firefighters |
Los Angeles, California – July 30, 2010. The wind-driven Crown Fire that has already consumed more than 8,000 acres continues wrecking havoc in North Los Angeles’ Leona Valley desert community. While an army of 750 firefighters have brought the fire to five percent containment; high temperatures and gusty winds continue to work against them.
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| 30 July 2010 |
| Salvation Army Provides Support to Victims of Old West Ranch and Bull Run Fires |
KERNVILLE, CA (July 30, 2010) As fire crews work around the clock to tame the Old West Ranch and Bull Run fires in the Tehachapi Mountains, The Salvation Army's emergency disaster teams are operating tirelessly to aid to both displaced residents and emergency crews affected by this catastrophe.
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| 26 July 2010 |
| Modesto Service Clubs Team Up to Offer Medical / Dental Care |
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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| 14 July 2010 |
| Shelter for San Bernardino's Homeless |
The Salvation Army is working hard in the fight against homelessness - a widespread problem that unfortunately is on the rise in San Bernardino County in California.
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| 13 July 2010 |
| 600 Transitional Housing Shelters Built in Haiti |
The Salvation Army will complete the construction of 600 housing shelters through the Transitional Shelter Program in Jacmel, Haiti this week, to assist in relocating earthquake-displaced Haitians back to their home communities.
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| 29 June 2010 |
| Summer is Hurricane Season in Haiti |
Summer is here and for most of us, that means the pace of life slows down.
Not so for our friends in Haiti. This is the time of year they've been dreading. Hurricane season puts their already devastated lives in even more jeopardy.
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| 21 June 2010 |
| Salinas Kids Won't be Hungry This Summer |
The Salvation Army Community Center of Salinas decided not to allow children to go hungry this Summer, and instead took steps to become an officially certified, federally funded Summer Lunch Program.
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| 15 June 2010 |
| Prayer Warriors Session Appointments |
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| 15 June 2010 |
| The Salvation Army Responding to Severe Floods in Arkansas, Oklahoma and West Virginia |
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| 8 June 2010 |
| Lakers and NBA Cares help Salvation Army youth center |
Through a program called NBA Cares, defending NBA Champions, Los Angeles Lakers, are helping enrich the children's program at the The Salvation Army Los Angeles Red Shield Youth Center, located just a half mile from the Staples Center, home of the Lakers.
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| 4 June 2010 |
| National Doughnut Day 2010 in Los Angeles |
The doughnuts were eaten. The veterans were honored. And, our friends at Bakemark were thanked for their generous gift to The Salvation Army's Haven program which serves veterans at-risk for homelessness.
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| 25 May 2010 |
| Officer Changes of Appointment |
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| 25 May 2010 |
| Salvation Army Helps Battle Human Trafficking at University Rally |
Commissioner Christine MacMillan, Director of the Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, served as the special guest speaker at a rally to raise awareness about human trafficking. The rally, held on May 14th, marked the kick-off of the ASUO student group's human trafficking and advocacy awareness campaign.
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| 10 May 2010 |
| Celebrate The Salvation Army During National Salvation Army Week May 10-16, 2010 |
Every year during the middle of May we celebrate National Salvation Army Week. Created during the 1950s by a proclamation from the pen of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, National Salvation Army week honors the good work being done by The Salvation Army to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those in darkness and serve suffering humanity in communities all across America.
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| 3 May 2010 |
| Ten Million Meals for Haiti |
Over the weekend of April 24th, The Salvation Army World Service Organization (SAWSO) and Numana, Inc. reached a milestone in their partnership. Ten million meals have been packed to help the people of Haiti receive life sustaining nourishment.
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| 26 April 2010 |
| Salvation Army Provides Relief at Tornado Scene in Mississippi |
Jackson, Miss:- The Salvation Army's Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi Division is responding to multiple tornado touchdowns across much of Central and North Mississippi.
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| 12 April 2010 |
| Disaster Relief in Mexico: Mobile feeding units serve 500 today |
MEXICALI, Baja California, Mexico - Early Saturday morning, Salvation Army emergency disaster vehicles took water, fresh fruit, snacks and spaghetti dinners into Mexico to serve 500 of those hardest hit by Sunday's 7.2 earthquake.
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| 5 April 2010 |
| 38 Baja Earthquake Survivors Take Shelter at El Centro Salvation Army |
The Salvation Army is preparing for eleven families at its Corps Community Center shelter at 375 N 5th Street in El Centro. Those with quake damage to their homes will find a hot meal and safe haven in the shelter usually reserved for the homeless.
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| 16 March 2010 |
| Converted During Prohibition, 107 Year-Old Preacher Remembers The Salvation Army |
For 107-year old Bishop Otis Clark, the favorite time in his life dates back to 1922 when he was converted by The Salvation Army while in a Los Angeles jail at the young age of 19.
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| 16 March 2010 |
| FROM OUR BLOG: We're One of Your Neighbors! |
When The Salvation Army comes to town, we become a part of the community. We join your Rotary or Kiwanis Club and get to know you. We shop at the farmers' market, watch the high school football game, and stop by the corner coffee shop for a cup of joe on the way to work.
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| 8 March 2010 |
| Two Armies. One Mission. |
Both armies wear a uniform; both are respected as two of the most organized groups in the world; both have a common mission in Haiti.
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| 2 March 2010 |
| New Leaders Appointed to Head The Army in Western US |
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| 25 February 2010 |
| Do Some Spring Cleaning and Help Folks in Need |
Get a head start on Spring cleaning while helping those in need with Stein Mart and The Salvation Army's national Give & Receive clothing drive, March 4-6.
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