Lytton Springs ARC and San Diego Kroc Center invite community at Easter Holidays provide ample opportunity for community outreach, which the Lytton Springs, Calif., Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) and the San Diego Kroc Center took advantage of during Easter weekend this past April. In Lytton Springs, 2,000 area residents attended the annual Community Easter [...]
Mary Lawson served dinner every Monday to the community for 32 years. By Christin Davis Having never missed a Monday night in 32 years of serving dinner to those needing a meal in Compton, Calif., Mary Lawson, 68, retired as head chef of the Compton Corps’ Love Kitchen on April 30. In a surprise ceremony [...]
Murrieta Corps and Riverside County ARC include and connect with each other. By LeAnn Trimmer, Major The Murrieta Corps and Riverside County Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC), both in Southern California, have successfully partnered using love, acceptance and authentic relationships. This bridging between the corps and ARC is evidenced by the number of of ARC graduates [...]
Corps provides extensive community outreach with only volunteers. By Stephanie Lueras, Lt. The Salvation Army utilizes volunteers every day, but without the volunteers in Alamogordo, N.M., there would be no Salvation Army. Volunteers at the corps community center here include individuals from all walks of life; they are not just volunteers—they are family. Some are here [...]
Transformed Treasures raises money for the ARC’s Pinehurst Program for Women. By Cindy Engler This year in San Fransisco, The Salvation Army’s annual Transformed Treasures—a silent and live auction of work by Bay Area artists using family store items—raised $10,000 for the Adult Rehabilitation Center’s (ARC) Pinehurst Program for Women. “There aren’t many opportunities where [...]
Annual Long Beach Grand Prix inspires reflection on the ultimate victory By Ken Mowery It’s Friday, April 13, at 7:15 a.m. on pit row at the 38th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The pit crews are busy prepping their cars, checking fuel levels, tire pressure and various computer read-outs of the engine systems. [...]
The Salvation Army in northern California joined with neighboring churches to hold a first-ever united meeting, the REJOICE! Women’s Day Retreat, held at the Eureka Corps. The Redding Corps also participated, along with Coastline, Faith Center, Beacon of Faith, Celebration Fellowship, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Harvest Church. Even without funds or a venue, Eureka [...]
Young gardeners prepare for next planting cycle. By Laine Hendricks As summer approaches, boys in The Salvation Army Adventure Corps in Yakima, Wash., are preparing for another cycle of planting and harvesting. The group’s current garden won a red ribbon at the county fair for a 73-pound giant dill squash. Throughout the spring, the Adventure Corps [...]
Grand opening of the West’s newest center is May 18-20. The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Phoenix South Mountain will open in less than a month during the dedication weekend, May 18-20. The center, directed by Majors Guy and Denise Hawk, includes four major components: a center of worship [...]
The Santa Maria Corps’ mobile ministry serves those who serve others. The Santa Maria Corps rolled out its “Serving the Servants” ministry March 27, with help from a team of cadets from the College for Officer Training at Crestmont—the Laminin Brigade—visiting the corps for spring campaign week. The team served breakfast to 28 individuals from [...]
