The Little Beaver Restaurant in Komoka has been providing a “Christmas” dinner and donating all the day’s sales to the Strathroy Salvation Army Family Services. For the past 10 years, not only has the restaurant offered this dinner as a means of raising funds, but the wait staff has also donated their tips throughout. Over  […]

The Strathroy Community and Family Services Food Bank recently received one ton of food along with 10 bushels of apples from the Farm Credit Canada Food Drive. Below, Ed and Kelly Johnson unload apples. The Salvation Army thanks Farm Credit Canada for the overwhelmingly generous donation.

London’s local CRA office is overwhelmingly generous when it comes to their annual food drive. The CRA Spirit Committee challenged all staff to contribute at least two items of food to drive efforts and what a pile of food they collected! Food Bank staples like beans, soups, and pastas were collected and donated to The  […]

On Saturday, September 17th, 171 motorcycles met in London, Ontario for the unofficial kick-off to the Christmas season.  The weather was cool, but sunny as riders gathered in preparation for the annual toy ride in support of The Salvation Army. Young and young-at-heart admired the different motorcycles and shared coffee prior to the commencement of  […]

A major tornado touched down in the picturesque south-western Ontario town of Goderich on Sunday, August 21st resulting in 1 fatality, 37 injuries and severe damage to the downtown.  Immediately The Salvation Army mobilized its Emergency Disaster Services team and provided food and hydration for 250 people at the evacuation centre and staging area.  Working  […]

We’ve seen it before; Ricky Ratchets Auto Repair pulling up with a truckload of donations. Be it for our Christmas program, food for the Food Bank, or school supplies, they always seem to know just what we need. Just in time for the launch of our popular Back to School program, Ricky Ratchets owners Rick  […]

With record setting hot and dry temperatures across the province, a rash of forest fires threatened many communities in Northern Ontario. With up to 32 communities preparing to flee the fires, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team in Thunder Bay received a request for assistance. The team immediately began relief efforts providing food  […]

Every year through the Random Acts of Chocolate Campaign, Mars Canada Inc. recognizes acts of kindness in local communities by encouraging the nomination of local Community Organizations for a chance to receive a $10,000 donation. Tillsonburg’s Salvation Army is the recipient of one of three grand prizes from the campaign this year and Toronto Argonauts  […]

There should be a saying that says, “BBQ it, and they will come”, because this was definitely the case on Wednesday, July 13 at the Centre of Hope. With the financial support of Zaid Joseph of SE Freight, 1000 free hotdogs and 1000 cans of pop were served to community members. The lunch was completed  […]