Tag: Salvation Army
Londoners step up after Salvation Army call for help â but more needed
Londonâs Salvation Army has seen an uptick in support for its Christmas campaign since sounding the alarm about a shortage of both donations and volunteers, officials say, but a “crucial shortfall” remains with one week until Dec. 25.
Santa gets a little help from his firefighter friends
Santa’s helpers were busy filling bags to fulfill Christmas wishes Saturday. Owen Sound firefighters have a store space at Heritage Place Shopping Centre which they’ve filled with toys, just like a toy shop. With each child’s wish list in hand, they went shopping for toys similar if not exactly as requested. Each bag will contain […]
Salvation Army sounds Christmas alarm over lack of local donations, volunteers
Londonâs Salvation Army is facing a âcritical shortfallâ with less than half of its financial goal raised and many volunteer spots empty heading into the final stretch of its Christmas campaign, officials say. The agency has put out a call to the London community to dig deep and give more money and time to the […]
One boy, 2,000-plus items collected for school’s food drive: ‘Makes me feel good’
A Grade 6 pupil from Woodstock is being hailed for his charitable efforts after collecting more than 2,000 items for his school’s Salvation Army food drive.