A fundraiser at Newmarket, Richmond Hill, and Markham Thrift stores is giving even more children the opportunity to enjoy camp this summer. Being thrifty not only keeps money in your pocket, it could help send a child to camp. Local Salvation Army Thrift Stores want you to help a child experience fun, freedom and excitement  […]

For underprivileged children, the dream of experiencing summer camp often goes unfulfilled. That’s why for the third year in a row Salvation Army Thrift Stores are running their Canada-wide Send a Kid to Camp fundraiser. The goal is to help deserving and underprivileged children enjoy nature, participate in sports, make new friends, learn new skills  […]

Salvation Army Thrift Stores want you to say “YES” to helping a child experience fun, freedom and excitement at camp this summer. For the third year in a row, Thrift Stores in Canada will collect funds in-store to help send marginalized children to camp for one week. The 2012 Send a Kid to Camp fundraiser  […]

Students at Springvale Elementary School, located at 92 Down’s Avenue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, made an effort to ensure that everyone in their community stayed warm this winter. Throughout the month of January students Jenna Mills and Sarah Pugh rallied their entire school to collect winter clothing for local individuals and families in need. Joanna  […]

Some people are using the back of the Salvation Army Thrift Store to dump their unwanted items and garbage. “It’s a huge issue,” said pastor Ron Ferris of the Tillsonburg Salvation Army. “It’s been a problem since we’ve been here and this is our eighth year. I don’t think it’s a problem that’s unique to  […]

The business of taking donated clothes and selling them is so lucrative it has created a cut-throat turf war in Ontario. Since people have discovered there’s a lot of money involved, violence has escalated. People are getting beat up, bins are being stolen or burned out. Those who donate to charity bins are shocked and  […]

Freezing rain and chilly temperatures weren’t enough to sway residents of Burlington from going out to support the grand re-opening of their new and improved Salvation Army Thrift Store. By 8:45 a.m. on Friday, January 27th, hundreds of bargain hunters and thrift-loving shoppers had queued up outside the newly renovated and expanded store at 3245  […]

Every time you donate your unwanted clothing to The Salvation Army, you are helping fund programs right in your community. With more than 300 nationally and locally operated Thrift Stores from coast to coast, The Salvation Army operates one of Canada’s largest national clothing recycling operations. Every time you choose to donate your unwanted clothing  […]

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Halton Region-Bargain hunters get ready. On January 27 The Salvation Army officially re-opens its expanded thrift store. There will be $1 and $2 deals as well as other in-store specials. The first 100 customers will receive a $10 gift certificate. The 3245 Fairview St. site is now 14,000 square feet and offers clothing, shoes, toys,  […]