One Day of Hope

The Salvation Army has released a debut documentary, “One Day of Hope,” on its Web site: www.SalvationArmy.ca. The film, which was directed by Hubert Davis from Untitled Films, gives a day-in-the-life look at the people and places that make up The Salvation Army’s shelter services.

Red Shield Luncheon

On October 31st, you are invited to the Annual Red Shield Luncheon at the beautiful Bessborough Hotel.

The guest speaker is Major David Dalberg who is the Disaster Services Director of the Metropolitan Division of the Salvation Army.

If you are interested in joining Major Dalberg and would like to purchase tickets, call the Salvation Army Community Centre at 242.6833 or e-mail shelly_baron@can.salvationarmy.org

Tickets are $50 a person or $400 for a table of 8.

Red Shield Appeal Continues

From the Salvation Army website...

Halfway through the month, The Salvation Army’s May Red Shield Campaign, a fundraising appeal to raise money for programs and services available to the nearly 5 million Canadians living in poverty, is still in need of support.

“The month of May is critical as The Salvation Army continues to raise funds to sustain our programs that serve many living below or at the poverty line,” says Graham D. Moore, Territorial Secretary for Public Relations and Development. “We trust that Canadians will continue to be generous as we seek to help the vulnerable and marginalized.”

With a goal of $3 million, money raised during the Red Shield Campaign will go directly to support a vast array of social programs available to Canadian families that includes food banks, practical assistance, shelter, addictions services and street youth outreach.

In addition to this fundraising effort, Salvation Army officers, staff and volunteers will work to raise overall awareness regarding the problem of poverty in Canada. The child poverty rate remains at 11.7%; exactly the same as it was in 1989 and the average low income family survives on an annual income that is $9,000 to 11,000 below Statistics Canada’s before tax low income cut-off. A national Salvation Army advertising campaign will also highlight the problem of poverty in Canada this May, under the tagline “Poverty shouldn’t be a life sentence.”

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2007 by the numbers

Where did the donations go in 2007

Beaver Creek Camp: 458 campers

Bethany Home:

• 8 babies cared for
• 74 young women cared for
• 10 188  meals served
• 3396 total days of care
• 26 Pre & Post Natal Youth

Safe House for children ages 0-4yrs

• 81 Children housed
• For a total of 2649 days
• With a total of 6947 meals

Community Centre

• 113 Family Tracing Cases
• 13, 871 peoples assisted at Family Services
• 4205 families assisted at Christmas
• 4055 people served via the Nutana Breakfast Program
• 15 families helped with fire assistance
• 67, 417  meals provided
• 10, 368 beds provided

Salvation Army's 2008 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon and Red Shield Appeal Kick Off

You are invited to join us on Friday, April 25th 2008 at the Saskatoon Hilton Garden Inn at 11:45 a.m. We are honoring our volunteers who help make it possible for the Salvation Army Community Centre to serve Saskatoon and we are launching the 2008 Red Shield Appeal.

If you are planning to attend, please let us know at 306.242.6833.

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