Toronto, ON December 6, 2011 – The Salvation Army is very pleased to receive a $50,000 contribution from Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life toward its 2011 Annual Christmas Campaign. Funds raised during this important campaign support vulnerable individuals during the Christmas season and throughout the year. “Throughout 2011, The Salvation Army has focused  […]

This Christmas season, Crossroads Television System (CTS) is partnering with The Salvation Army to raise funds and awareness that will help those less fortunate attain the dignity that each and every person deserves. Crossroads Television System (CTS) creates television and other powerful visual media that educates, entertains and inspires through positive, superior quality content. Throughout  […]

Motivation to complete a run on a cold December morning has got to be pretty strong for Maritimers. The runners, walkers and shufflers participating in the Salvation Army Santa Shuffle Saturday had jolly old Saint Nick near the finish line, doling out high fives, and steamy hot chocolate awaiting them inside the Centennial Park tennis  […]

Sudbury – It was a cold and windy morning, but that did little to deter Shannon and Erin Duguay from getting into the Christmas spirit. The two were at Science North on Saturday for the annual Salvation Army Santa Shuffle, their third time participating in the five-kilometre fun run and one-kilometre Elf walk. “(Erin) will  […]

As Christmas approached, so did heartache for Milly. Part-time employment wasn’t making ends meet. Savings were quickly dwindling and she couldn’t provide her children even the simplest of Christmas celebrations. In the spring of 2009, Milly, her husband Robin, and their three sons left a stable life in the Middle East. “We hadn’t planned to  […]

As Christmas approached, so did heartache for Millie. But, thanks to The Salvation Army she found the help she needed.

“All of the money stays in the community,” says John MacDonald, family services director for The Salvation Army. “We do very little canvassing other than at Christmas, and what money we collect stays in the city, is used in the city, and is for our programming here in the city. It’s a crucial part of  […]

It’s a fast, safe, fun and quick way to donate to charity. Participate in PayPal’s Unwrap the Joy campaign and then share the spirit of giving with your friends and family on Facebook and Twitter. Visit PayPal’s Facebook page, like, and unwrap two matching dollar donations. The matching amounts equal how much PayPal will donate  […]

AJAX — A symbol of the true meaning of Christmas for the people who help some of Ajax and Pickering’s neediest families was left shattered last weekend after vandals smashed the nativity scene outside the Salvation Army offices on Kings Crescent in Ajax. Grant Waddell, administrator for the Ajax and Pickering Salvation Army, said the  […]

Owen Sounders will greet the rest of the country from a big, free, rinkside breakfast starting at 6 a.m. Wednesday. The televised event on CTV’s three-hour Canada AM news magazine broadcast follows prize-winning community support for Owen Sound’s Salvation Army Food Bank during a recent Kraft Assists national competition. Read more