Salvation Army camping programs provide thousands of children each year with an opportunity to learn more about themselves and the world around them, enjoy nature, participate in sports, make new friends, learn new skills and have fun in a healthy, safe and caring Christian environment. Salvation Army camping programs, both regional and local, result in positive long-term relationships with other campers who live often in the same community and make children and parents aware of facilities available to them even in their own community. Salvation Army camping focuses on the children who attend and ensures a strong investment and follow-up in campers.
The Salvation Army in Windsor, Ont., has launched a new outreach opportunity—a cozy spot that introduces The Salvation Army’s services to members of the community and the church—called the Grace Café. “We named it to pay homage to the old Grace Hospital in Windsor. It isthe first phase of our outreach in the community,” says Captain Nyree Bond,
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Hunting Up a Donation
Moose meat provides welcome meals at a Salvation Army food kitchen in Newfoundland and Labrador.
By Juan Romero Faith & FriendsRecently, The Salvation Army in Corner Brook, N.L., received a large donation of moose meat, allowing them to serve more than 1,000 meals to clients at their soup kitchen. The donation was made possible by local hunters who have brought moose meat to The Salvation Army for the past 17 years. “They like what The Salvation Army does in the community,” says Major Brian Wheeler, pastor at the Army’s Corner Brook Community Church.
Peppered With Love
Salvation Army ministries in British Columbia express gratitude for weekly vegetable donations.
By Melissa Yue Wallace Faith & FriendsWhen Sunnyside Produce Ltd., a family-run greenhouse that grows 34 hectares of bell, mini and other specialty peppers in Surreyand Delta, B.C., were reviewing their annual giving options, they had an idea. “Every year, we make donations to different organizations, and we know The Salvation Army does a lot of good work locally,” says Corne Moerman,a fourth-generation grower. “Last year, we got to talking about setting up a program where we ship a pallet per week, which we’ve been doing for a few months now.”Since last May, Sunnyside Produce Ltd. has shipped more than 200 kilograms of bell peppers a week to Salvation Army ministry units across British Columbia, totalling more than 3,000 kilograms.
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