Howard Olsen was the very first customer of the new Salvation Army Thrift Store in Aldergrove on Saturday morning, purchasing a large piggybank. There was a huge turnout for the store opening with long line-ups of happy customers at the … Read more
Music therapy program changes lives.
Vernon – A week-long food drive that saw a store manager camped out on the roof, has collected more than 30,000 lbs of food. Save On Foods manager Jim Tennant climbed down from his rooftop post Monday morning after the … Read more
Kelowna – For more than 10 years, the Salvation Army’s Emergency Response Vehicle has helped communities in need. The Emergency Response Vehicle is essentially a kitchen on wheels, able to provide hot cooked meals to first responders and those in … Read more
Vernon, B.C. – A local food drive is going to extreme heights this week. Jim Tennant, Save on Foods store manager; David MacBain of the Salvation Army; Kelly Kedrosky, Village Green Centre marketing director and Scott Adam, VGC manager, will … Read more
The Chilliwack Chiefs and the Salvation Army have teamed up for a charity golf tournament to be held Sept. 27 at the Chilliwack Golf and Country Club. Money from the tournament will go towards the lease of a new three-ton … Read more
Shelves are bare at the Salvation Army food bank in Oceanside, Major Rolf Guenther said. “We are running very, very low, the lowest ever,” he said. “Demand is increasing slowly. A lot of shelves are bare.” Recent food drives have … Read more
The beginning of a new school year is always a stressful time for families struggling to make ends meet. To help relieve some of that stress, Nelson’s Salvation Army is asking for help in providing school supplies. Read more
The B.C. Salvation Army says demand for its back to school charitable program has more than doubled in the past two years. The program helps give backpacks full of school supplies to elementary school children in need. “The bottom line … Read more
B.C. – At the beginning of every school year there are families who cannot afford the long list of school supplies their child needs to help them learn. The Salvation Army has once again launched their annual Backpack and School … Read more
