Army serves at Taylor Bridge fire
The Taylor Bridge Fire in Washington erupted as a result of a bridge construction project and burned for almost a week, destroying 70 residential properties and 210 other structures near the town of Cle Elum on the Cascade Range, about
Science goes to camp
Chemistry professor and aides introduce science projects to Salvation Army summer campers. By Patty Guerra If someone had asked Alexis Perez or Jacalynn Hall to hypothesize on how a molecule acts before Tuesday afternoon, chances are their responses would have been quizzical
White Sox help Kroc Center
Baseball team works with volunteers to enhance community. By Jared McKiernan Over 200 volunteers from the Chicago White Sox, The Salvation Army, KaBOOM! and residents of the local community teamed up to build a playground at the newly constructed Ray and Joan
East offers ‘Summer Brass’
By Derek Lance Fifteen young people traveled around The Salvation Army’s Eastern Territory playing and teaching music in a new program called “Summer Brass.” For five weeks, July 2 to Aug. 3, the 16-year-old and above group formed a brass band
Bed & Bread Club celebrates 25 years
By Tammy Nigus The Bed & Bread Club has raised more than $100 million for The Salvation Army over its 25 years in operation. Barbara Antrim—co-founder of Resource Development Group (predecessor of Summit Marketing)—created the program as a way to provide
Salvos assist problem gamblers
Australia Salvation Army tries a new approach. The Salvation Army in Australia will participate in trying a new approach to identifying and assisting problem gamblers within the gambling environment. By sending a uniformed Salvation Army chaplain to visit a Central Coast Club
Elsewhere in the world
POLAND—The president of the City of Warsaw recognized The Salvation Army when dedicating the opening of a new housing, shopping and cultural project in the Praga Polnoc neighborhood near the corps. Corps officers are considering moving the Army office into
It’s ‘Karen Herdman Day’ in Denver
City honors Red Shield’s karate master with her own day. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock recently presented a proclamation of “Karen Herdman Day” during the Red Shield Warriors’ karate promotion, with various masters flying in to test and help promote Red Shield
Tanzania: A place ‘full of love’
A video presentation leads to a trip across the world. By Aleen Bradley I made a promise this summer to a very special man named Mr. Magige to tell people about the children who attend Matumaini School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,
ARC alumni challenged to make a difference
San Francisco ARC celebrates its graduates. By Doug Daut “Make a difference.” Major John Reed, Bay Area coordinator, issued that challenge on July 8 to the graduates—10 men and five women—of The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in San Francisco and dozens
Front lines/ news briefs of the west
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35 ESV). Karen Gleason, Editor CASPER, WYO.—A new couple came to volunteer at the Hope Center and helped prepare breakfast for the clients
The Salvation Army’s impact on AIDS
Nearly 25,000 leaders, experts and survivors attended this summer’s 19th annual International Aids Conference in Washington, D.C. The Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) was also present at this year’s event. Sara Davis, HIV/AIDS technical advisor for SAWSO, said the conference