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 [...]
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 [...]
A 78,000-square-foot campus in Phoenix, Ariz. The Southwest Division dedicated the new Herberger Campus, a 78,000-square-foot complex including the divisional headquarters and the social services and shelter facilities, March 27 in Phoenix in front of more than 450 people, including national leaders Commissioners William and Nancy Roberts and territorial leaders Commissioners James and Carolyn Knaggs. [...]
Reno young people contemplate what God has planned for them. During a junior soldier class at the Reno (Nev.) Corps, a worksheet prompted the children: “God’s plan for me. Write what you think God has planned for you. Include all the things you hope for as you grow up.” The varied responses included: “I [...]
Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club donates $400,000 to The Salvation Army. By Leslee Rogers When he counted the zeros on the check, Major Robert Lloyd, Clark County (Nev.) coordinator, was amazed by the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club’s donation to The Salvation Army: $400,000! Tim Arnold, founder of the Pinball Hall of Fame [...]
Youth from the Phoenix South Mountain Corps participate in The Salvation Army’s national day of service. By Brittany Downs “What’s the catch?” asked a man waiting for the bus when I offered him a free cup of coffee one Saturday morning. Can you blame him? Sales pitches bombard the public: coupons that read “Free Sandwich” [...]
Katie Wilkinson and her Red Kettle Club mobilize students and staff at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Ariz. By Marlene Klotz-Collins When 16-year-old Katie Wilkinson decided to start a Red Kettle Club at her high school in Tempe, Ariz., she couldn’t have imagined the way her peers would embrace the concept. Under [...]
When 16-year-old Katie Wilkinson decided to start a Red Kettle Club at her high school in Tempe, Ariz., she couldn’t have imagined the way her peers would embrace the concept. Under her leadership and the support of her classmates and administration at Corona del Sol High School (CDS), the club has already proven an inspiring entity in serving The Salvation Army.
Lifelong Salvationist and Emmy winner is chief meteorologist at ABC15. Amber Sullins, chief meteorologist for ABC15 News in Phoenix, Ariz., is a Salvationist and soldier at the Phoenix Citadel Corps. Sullins, who joined the ABC15 team in September 2009, anchors the weather news nightly on air and updates the forecast hour-by-hour on ABC15.com and ABC15 [...]
Phoenix South Mountain Corps takes Thanksgiving into the community. The Phoenix South Mountain Corps faced a challenge this Thanksgiving—where would it hold its annual holiday dinner? The neighborhood Safeway market saved the day, providing its parking lot for the occasion. The Thanksgiving dinner—a tradition for 11 years—has always been indoors. This year, however, the corps [...]
