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programs for youth, or assisting the displaced or elderly, The
Salvation Army’s goal remains the same: serving the most people,
meeting the most needs, DOING THE MOST GOOD!
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 WTIC/SALVATION ARMY HOLIDAY STORE CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF THEIR 19TH YEAR ON DECEMBER 12
The WTIC Holiday Store is a partnership between WTIC News Talk 1080AM, The Salvation Army of Greater Hartford, corporate sponsors and area listeners. The radio personalities broadcast live at different store locations throughout the campaign. United Technologies Corporation is the lead sponsor again this year. Connecticut Lighting Centers and Homebuilders Association of Hartford County are also returning as sponsors. The holiday stores are located at Avon Old Farms Hotel in Avon and at the Hilton Homewood Suites in Glastonbury.
We Hope You'll Join Us....
Friday, December 12, 2008, 5:30am until 10:00am at the Pajama Party Kickoff Celebration, located at the Avon Old Farms Hotel. Join Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith (the WTIC 1080 morning drive time broadcast team) and The Salvation Army as we kick off the 19th Annual Holiday Store. Click here for the Broadcast Schedule.
For additional information call: Jim Gordon, Director of Public Relations & Marketing
(860) 543-8406 Ext 118 or email: james.gordon@use.salvationarmy
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 THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION SUPPORTS
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR ENERGY FUND!
PROVIDENCE - Wednesday,
December 3rd was a huge day for The Rhode Island State Office of TSA .
On that day the largest philanthropic foundation in the Ocean State
bestowed a grant of $167,000 on the Good Neighbor Energy Fund . The
grant was presented by Neil Steinberg, president and chief executive
officer of the Rhode Island Foundation.
(Pictured in the photo are L to R Mr. Neil Steinberg, RI Foundation Pres and CEO, Major Doug Burr and Mr. George Graboys, Chm. Of the Bd of the R.I. Foundation and former CEO of Citizens Bank)
This unprecedented emergency donation was part of an overall
$500,000 gift to assist three organizations in Rhode Island which
provide the needy with food, shelter and heat. The other two
recipients,which also received $167,000 each, were The R.I. Community
Food Bank and Crossroads RI, the largest homeless shelter in the state.
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VOLUNTEERS SHARE FOOD AND WARMTH ON THANKSGIVING MORNING WITH
GREATER HARTFORD'S ISOLATED ELDERLY CITIZENS
 HARTFORD - On Thanksgiving morning hundreds of volunteers from throughout the area joined with The Salvation Army of Greater Hartford, to help deliver over 600 holiday meals to homebound, isolated elderly and disabled citizens.
The "Holiday Meal Program," started in 1970, has become an annual tradition for many families and individuals. Volunteers met at Salvation Army Divisional Headquarters, located at 855 Asylum Avenue in Hartford. The volunteers delivered a warm meal and a friendly face to the homebound, isolated elderly individuals that they served. Happy Thanksgiving!
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| SALVATION ARMY PAIR HELP LAUNCH DRIVE
 Friday, November 28, 2008
New Haven Register Newspaper
By Alexandra Seltzer, Special to the Register
NEW HAVEN - New Haven Salvation Army Capt. David B. Wetzel Sr. works closely with his wife, Capt. Karen Wetzel, but says they differ in things they are good at.
"My wife likes the business aspect, and since I'm a preacher, I like to speak to people at different places" David Wetzel said.
Together, their talents spell success for the couple's life's work: They have for three years been in charge of the Salvation Army in New Haven and are now entering their fourth holiday season and the Red Kettle/Bell Ringers drive with the organization here.
The Wetzel's have worked with the Salvation Army for 13 years. They started off with the Army in New Jersey.
"My husband and myself have been involved with the Salvation Army since we were born," Karen Wetzel said, "We are members of the Salvation Army Church."
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 UPS DELIVERS FOR
THE SALVATION ARMY
HARTFORD - Sixty plus United Parcel Service (UPS) managers
participated in a "extreme makeover" at The Salvation Army's Hartford's North
End Corps on October 31. The UPS managers were participating in their national
"Global Volunteer Month" project and with the help of the United Way of Central
and Northeastern Connecticut they picked The Salvation Army as their
beneficiary this year.
Everything from cleaning, prepping, painting, sawing, hammering,
shoveling to shredding was accomplished. Some employees even took time to read
to the children enrolled in the early child care program. "These people came to
work . . . really work!
It's unbelievable the way everyone pitched in and the volume
of projects that they completed. We have so many wants and our clients have so
many needs . . . UPS answered our
prayers" said North End Corps Officer Captain Ervin McKoy.
Marge Niedbalski, UPS District HR Manager took time out from
painting and changing light bulbs to say, "We're here to help the community,
our children, the future UPS'ers. We want to help the people that we deliver to
. . . . everyone is part of the Brown family so that's why we do it."
John Loughery, District Manager for South New England
District which represents Western Massachusetts and all of Connecticut was
proud to say UPS Global Volunteer Day takes place all across the United States
and in all the countries that we deliver to.
It gives us an opportunity to give back to the neighborhoods
that we serve." He also presented a "large" $25,000 check to Captain McKoy for a new
playground for the children in the early learning program.
Thanks Brown!
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(John Loughery, UPS Vice
President for South New England District
presents a check for $25,000 to Salvation Army North End Corps Officer Captain
Ervin McKoy,
Greater Hartford Area Coordinator Captain Terry Wood, Southern New
England Divisional CommanderLt. Colonel Barbara Hunter and
Libby Richardson, Project
Manager United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut.)
(UPS Employee Relations Manager Diane Hagi reads
a story to the children in the Salvation
Army early child care program)
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 SLATERSVILLE CHURCH WALK
FOR WARM DONATION
SLATERSVILLE - On Sunday, November 23rd Majors Doug and Debbie Burr along with Good Neighbor Energy Board member Ted Grille of the Pascoag Utility District travelled to Slatersville, Rhode Island to accept a $23,000 donation from the members of the Slatersville Congregational Church.
The monies were raise by the members of the Church through a "Walk for Warmth " fundraiser which they recently held to support The Salvation Army's Good Neighbor Energy Fund in Rhode Island.
(Photo - left to right: Theodore G Garille, General Manager/CEO,, Pascoag Utility District Major Debbie Burr, Rhode Island State Coordinator, The Salvation Army Major Doug Burr, Rhode Island State Coordinator, The Salvation Army Annice Smith, Mission Committee, Walk for Warmth organizer, Slatersville Congregational Church Margaret Hanoian, Mission Committee Chair, Walk for Warmth organizer, Slatersville Congregational Church Reverend Eileen Morris, Pastor, Slatersville Congregational Church)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING AT THE SALVATION ARMY SENIOR CENTER
  
(Pictured Left to Right: Chef Anthony J. Jefferson Sr. and
wife Carla Jefferson, Seniors gettins served, Sadona Lemmon)
HARTFORD - November 19, 2008 - Chef Anthony J. Jefferson Sr. from the Connecticut Culinary Institute prepares a full Thanksgiving meal for the Seniors at the Salvation Army Senior Center. The seniors really enjoyed the meal as well as the fellowship. Happy Thanksgiving.
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 CITIZENS BANK
HELPS RING IN SALVATION ARMY KETTLE DRIVE
Written by
HOWELL, JOHN,
Reprinted from Warwickonline.com
(pictured left to right: Major Doug Burr, Jeanne Cola, Vice President of Citizens Bank, Linda Hunt Branch Manager, Mayor Scott Avedisian of the City of Warwick)
Chewing gum,
safety pins, tokens, pills, bits of hardware, a diamond ring and loose change -
some of it foreign currency - is all part of what the Salvation Army finds in
its holiday kettles.
Did we say
diamond ring?
Yes, says Major
Doug Burr, state coordinator for the Salvation Army in Rhode Island.
The ring was
one of those surprises that was even a surprise to the donor. The ring didn't
stay lost for too long however, as its owner realized what they had done and
after connecting with The Salvation Army it was returned.
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 HARTFORD STEAM BOILER EMPLOYEES COAT DRIVE WARMS SALVATION ARMY'S HARTFORD CLIENTS!
The Salvation Army presents a
Thank You plaque to CEO Doug Elliot.
(Pictured left to right - Lisa Goepfert, Doug Elliot, Lt. Colonel Barbara Hunteer, Joe Conklin and Mike Roy)
HARTFORD - Hartford Steam Boiler employees teamed up with The Salvation Army and the United Way to collect coats, hats, pants, gloves and mittens for people in need in Greater Hartford. The drive was held in the cafeteria over a three day period beginning on September 30th. Seventy-one employees donated articles of clothing to help keep Hartford's residents protected against the cold during the coming winter months.
Noreen Kuziak, Property Reinsurance Underwriter, who headed up the HSB team said, "Our employees were looking for a way to give back to the community. It was exciting to see everyone pitch in to help." Lisa Goepfert, Director of Social Services for the Salvation Army reported over $3,000 in clothing was collected and distributed within a week. "We really want to thank Hartford Steam Boiler employees for their support and for helping The Salvation Army fill our mission of providing aid to those who struggle to meet their basic human needs."
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