Salvation Army Schools Resume in Port-au-Prince

Posted on 17th March 2010, by Salvation Army
College Verena is one of two Salvation Army schools in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is, however, the only one still standing after the January earthquake. Prior to the quake the campus had three buildings with 1,200 students enrolled. The quake destroyed two of the three buildings, the administrative office and the storage area. Within weeks of  […]
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Haiti – Baby Girl Born in Salvation Army School Parking Lot

Posted on 10th March 2010, by Salvation Army
On March 8, outside The Salvation Army’s classroom doors, a miracle occurred in the midst of chaos. A young pregnant woman in labour walked into The Salvation Army facility that houses the Army’s current school and clinic in Port-au-Prince. She had no time to make it to the nearest working hospital, 40 minutes away. Staff  […]
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Moncton doctor Haiti-bound on Behalf of The Salvation Army

Posted on 9th March 2010, by Salvation Army
It’s exactly eight weeks since a massive earthquake rocked Haiti Jan. 12, leaving an estimated 200,000 dead, a country in ruins, and untold injured and homeless. As time has gone on, the world’s eyes have turned to new problems, but the crisis in the tiny Caribbean nation continues and Metro Monctonians are still finding ways  […]
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Is Donor Fatigue Hurting the Chile Relief?

Posted on 4th March 2010, by Salvation Army
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated Chile comes on the heels of Haiti’s massive earthquake. Many Salvation Army centres report fewer phone calls are being received to support Chile’s tragedy, versus Haiti’s. Chile isn’t getting the same attention as Haiti. In the first 48 hours after both earthquakes 2,596 news articles were written about Haiti,  […]
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Salvation Army Haiti Earthquake Relief: Update 9

Posted on 1st March 2010, by Salvation Army
The most recent American Idol, Kris Allen, recently visited Haiti and toured The Salvation Army camp in Port-au-Prince. With the intent of bringing awareness to relief efforts in Haiti, Kris visited with staff, played with children and, through an interpreter, spoke with camp residents. During his visit, Kris helped with the Army’s registration process issuing  […]
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Salvation Army Raises Money for Haiti

Posted on 1st March 2010, by Salvation Army
The Salvation Army continues to find new ways to raise money for the relief effort in Haiti. On Saturday kettles will be set up in seven liquor board stores around Regina to collect donations. Captain Steven Cameron with The Salvation Army says this time they are focusing on providing a specific type of aid. “We’re  […]
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Salvation Army Haiti Earthquake Relief: Update 8

Posted on 22nd February 2010, by Salvation Army
The Salvation Army continues to work closely with multiple corporate partners and non-governmental organizations to provide food, water, medicine, shelter and other immediate aid to thousands of disaster survivors in Port-au-Prince and elsewhere. To date The Salvation Army has provided 2.8 million meals, 500,000 gallons of water, 2,900 tents and 1,500 personal hygiene kits. In  […]
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Sally Ann pitching tent plan

Posted on 22nd February 2010, by Salvation Army
A roof overhead is a luxury victims of Haiti’s earthquake don’t have. But The Salvation Army in Barrie is hoping to change that by supporting a national initiative, “Tents for Haiti“. The two local thrift stores, like many across Canada, are collecting cash donations to purchase enough tents to give Haitians shelter. “We’ll do it  […]
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Toronto, ON February 16, 2010 – The Salvation Army has launched a new program to raise money for temporary housing in Haiti. Starting today, Canadians who visit one of the hundreds of participating Salvation Army Thrift Stores locations nationwide can donate funds at the cash-register that will be used to purchase tents for Salvation Army  […]
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