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Spring 2009 Newsletter
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After 120 years of service in
Houston, The Salvation Army is still going strong
The year was
1889. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington had
just been admitted by President Grover Cleveland as the 39th,
40th, 41st, and 42nd U.S. states. The first juke box had just
gone into operation at the Palais Rolaye Saloon in San
Francisco. Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night was still
freshly-painted, and over in France the city of Paris was
celebrating the inauguration of its new Eiffel Tower.
Here in Houston, history was also
being made. A single female officer by the name of Captain
French had taken on the task of introducing a new form of
service in faith to the local region.
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Watch the latest edition of The
Salvation Army's Video Diary
From a unique rendition of
Amazing Grace, to a high school where more than 600 students
have already dropped out this year alone, join us as we trace
the steps of homeless women in Houston through Sally’s House,
explore the benefits of independent living for seniors, talk to
Family Residence about their most urgent needs, and speak with
Norma Salinas, just one of The Salvation Army’s many local
success stories, and much more! It’s all in this edition of our
Video Diary. Follow the link and see how we are “Doing the Most
Good!”
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Visit our new Media
Kit Section
The Salvation Army Greater
Houston Area Command is proud to announce the introduction of
our new online Media Kit Section. Here you’ll find our latest
News Releases, detailed Fact Sheets about the many local
programs and services we offer, important Contacts, access to
our various Logos, Images, Newsletters and Videos. Don’t
hesitate to contact us with any questions or suggestions, and
remember The Salvation Army of Greater Houston serves Harris,
Fort Bend and Montgomery counties.
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Save the Date:
Annual Luncheon 2009
Last year was our Annual
Luncheon’s best year ever, raising nearly $400,000 for our local
programs and services! This year, Luncheon Chairs Mr. Jim and
Jane Wise promise an even more successful Annual Luncheon for
The Salvation Army Greater Houston Area Command. Scheduled for
Tuesday, November 3, 2009, the Annual Luncheon will honor Mr.
William (Bill) T. Slick and feature a special VIP guest
speaker. Mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more details
in the near future!
For More Information
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Coming full
circle
His parents sacrificed it all to afford him and
his siblings a better life, now German Garcia is using his
education to pay the favor back a few times over.
Like so many others, they took
menial jobs and sacrificed it all so long as their children had
a roof over their head, food to eat, and clean clothes to wear
to school. Today, it is their eldest son who stands bright-eyed
and hopeful with many of the same dreams his parents once had.
Only now it is he who wants to give them a better life.
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Enrolling for Summer Day Camp
Whether it’s finessing their
acting skills, learning a few hip-hop dance moves, playing some
recreational sports, or honing their singing skills at an actual
recording studio, this year, The Salvation Army Greater Houston
Area Command is preparing to give area youth a summer to
remember at their Boys & Girls Clubs Summer Day Camps.
The nonprofit organization hosts
Summer Day Camps every year as part of their overall youth
outreach efforts.
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Applause and thank you to all volunteers
Each year through the support of
countless individual and corporate volunteers, the nonprofit
organization serves dozens of thousands of individuals
throughout the local region. On any given day they can be found
serving meals to seniors and the homeless, playing basketball or
football with at-risk youth, painting or rebuilding one of the
local Salvation Army facilities, spreading good cheer at a red
kettle donation site during the Christmas season, or even
sorting and packaging gifts at the Secret Santa Warehouse.
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It’s not exactly Fashion Week, but it is for a
good cause
Organizers are
keeping mum about the specific designer lines set to hit the
runway at Reflections on Style, but if tickets sales are any
indication, odds are many of the same designers from New York’s
Fashion Week will have their collections make an appearance in
Houston. The main difference between New York’s Fashion Week and
Houston’s Reflections on Style Boutique and Runway Show is the
price.
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Through The Salvation Army,
independent living is a reality for many seniors
Faced with the somber reality of
not having enough savings in their retirement funds, many local
seniors are finding their golden years aren’t so bright after
all. Those with family willing to take them in are forced into
less than desirable retirement situations, often having to share
their living quarters with that of their children’s growing and
busy families.
Some might say they are the lucky
ones.
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Over $10,000 in scholarships were awarded by The Salvation Army
to area students headed for college
On Thursday, January 22, 2009, The Salvation Army
of Greater Houston awarded over $10,000 in college scholarships
to area students who are members of The Salvation Army’s Boys &
Girls Clubs throughout the local region, at their annual Youth
of the Year Scholarship Awards Dinner, which took place at The
Junior League of Houston. The recipients of these awards range
in age from 12 to 18 years old.
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Butterfly Effect: Sally's House
transitions women off Houston's streets
It’s a building that many people don’t notice. Nestled in the
outskirts of downtown Houston, opposite the 250 million dollar
Minute Maid Park (home to the Houston Astros), Sally’s House is
a humble two-story building with a familiar red shield as its
marker. For the homeless women in the fourth-largest city in the
United States, that red shield, with its simple message – "Doing
the Most Good"– is a beacon of hope.
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Check out our Secret
Santa Warehouse Photo Album
Through your generous donations
and contributions of time The Salvation Army Greater Houston
Area Command provided Christmas assistance to 36,770 individuals
in 2008. At a glance over 7,500 meals were served for
Thanksgiving and Christmas; 28,839 local volunteers contributed
a total of 100,477 hours of volunteerism; 1,264 families
received food boxes; and 109,151 Christmas gifts were
distributed to over 23,000 disadvantaged children and seniors in
the local region. As a token of our appreciation please accept
this invitation to vie our Secret Santa Warehouse Photo Album.
Click Here to Visit our Photo Album
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For more of the latest news
about The Salvation Army, please visit our website.
Serving Harris, Fort Bend and
Montgomery Counties since 1889
www.SalvationArmyHouston.org
The
Salvation Army Greater Houston Area Command news is published on a
quarterly basis and is available by subscription.
Area Commanders:
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Major Marshall Gesner
Major Carolyn Gesner
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Director of Development:
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Caesar Grantham
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Editor:
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Juan Alanis
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Writers:
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Bianca Rodriguez
David Gonzalez
Jincy Jose
Juan Alanis |
For comments or questions
please contact
TSA_Houston@uss.SalvationArmy.org
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