Salvation Army continues aid in wake of Hurricane Irene

 

As significant inland flooding and power outages remain a major concern, The Salvation Army is continuing significant response efforts post-Irene.

• Salvation Army resources, including dozens of mobile canteen units each able to serve more than 1,500 meals per day, are on the move throughout the East Coast and inland, responding to calls from federal, state and local agencies requesting assistance. 
• This work ranges from feeding at shelters to providing drinking water at nursing homes to handing out pillows and blankets to National Guard troops. 
• Meanwhile, crews in the Outerbanks of North Carolina have deployed to feed more than 2,400 people stranded on the barrier islands with food, water and other immediate needs.

 

The Salvation Army is committed to respond not just to short-term needs, but also long-term recovery efforts in impacted regions.

• A Salvation Army canteen able to serve more than 500 people moved into the flood-stricken town of Ludlow, VT to provide meals for emergency workers and survivors.
• At Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, New York, The Salvation Army handed out blankets, pillows and sheets to National Guard troops deployed to help with the response.
• The Salvation Army has already served some 15,000 meals to first responders and evacuees in New Jersey.
• Three canteens have served nearly 2,000 meals and snacks as well as cleanup kits throughout the Philadelphia and Delaware region.
• The Salvation Army in New York City has secured 1,000 clean-up kits for deployment to the Mid-Hudson region.
• The Salvation Army is serving meals and delivering clean-up kits to hundreds of people in Greenfield, MA and other flooded towns in the western part of the state.
• In the southern United States– from the Carolinas to Maryland, The Salvation Army has served more than 60,000 meals, snacks and drinks and handed out hundreds of clean-up kits.

 

Monetary donations are the most critical need as supplies and personnel are mobilized.

• Donors are encouraged to give online at www.SalvationArmyUSA.org or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769).
• You can also text the word “STORM” to 80888 to make a $10 donation through your mobile phone; to confirm your gift, respond with the word “Yes.”*
• Checks should be sent to Disaster Gift ProcessingCenter, PO Box 1959, Atlanta, GA 30301 and designated “2011 Hurricane Season.”

Red Hot Kettle Run – A Red Hot Success

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With more than 350 runners and hundreds of volunteers, The Salvation Army Central Oklahoma’s inaugural Red Hot Kettle Run was a big success!

Not only did everyone have fun, we raised a ton of money for The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club and social services. The Hooters Girls, Jake FM, Rococo’s, Hudiburg, At the Beach and even more came together to help make this a big day for The Salvation Army.

We did have issues with getting water out to the water stations, but we never make the same mistake twice and this issue will be resolved for next year! Our apologies for anyone that went thirsty. Luckily, we had a ton of water and energy drinks – as well as iced towels – at the finish line!

Photos of each runner at the finish line are going up as well on our Facebook Community Page “Red Hot Kettle Run.” Big kudos to race director Sam Walker, who works in The Salvation Army Social Services office!

So, here are a few pics from the race. We’ll put more up in the next few days! Thanks to EVERYONE!!!