Donate Now and give hope today.

As most of you know, Jordon works at the Salvation Army Community Centre in Saskatoon which does a lot for Saskatoon’s poorest.  The Salvation Army in Canada’s Christmas Campaign is underway and we noticed that they are a part of a online giving challenge by the Salvation Army where the person who generates the most in online donations gets a iPod Nano.  The Freeway is involved in the challenge so I am using their link to help them and the Salvation Army.  Of course you can support the local work of the Salvation Army by tossing some money in the Christmas kettles.

Why Give?

1. The Salvation Army has a proven track record that goes back over 130 years, and over 120 years in Canada. This has made it one of the world’s largest providers of social services, and one of the most trusted.
2. The Salvation Army ministers to the whole person. It strives to be an agent of beneficial change in people’s lives, as well as meet the needs of the moment.
3. All funds donated to The Salvation Army are used by The Salvation Army, or agencies of which it is a member. The Salvation Army connects your donation directly to the point of most urgent need.
4. The Salvation Army, in its compassionate concern to exemplify the love of God for a broken world, seeks to reach out to those most in need in our society, and does so without discrimination except on the basis of need.
5. The Salvation Army acts without fanfare to get the job done. Its pragmatic approach to helping poeple has made it the agency people turn to in a crisis.
6. The Salvation Army keeps its administrative costs low (more), and gives its donors full charitable value for every dollar it receives.
7. The Salvation Army is a multi-faceted movement, with a broad range of services. This enables donors to target their gift to a specific social benefit within the same organization. All such gifts are delivered in full to the program specified.
8. We get results! The newsletter our donors receive offers stories of success in overcoming life’s obstacles among those we have helped. There are more stories like this in our magazine “Faith&Friends”.
9. The costs of the administrative offices of The Salvation Army and administrative staff are not charged against funds donated.
10. The Salvation Army works through a large quasi-military organizational model, that includes volunteers, committed members of TheSalvation Army, its officers, employees and lay leaders. There is no organization that can more readily mobilise itself where and when the need is greatest, and deliver the personal care and attention that we believe everyone deserves.

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