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Karen Gleason, Editor
If anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules (2 Tim. 2:5 NIV).
COLORADO—Subway® Restaurants in Denver and Colorado Springs teamed with The Salvation Army, offering “FREE SUB” coupons to areas affected by wildfires and to relief groups aiding the communities. In addition, local Colorado Subway® Restaurants donated $1 to The Salvation Army Fire Relief Fund for each Footlong® sandwich sold on July 7-8. Donations exceeded $53,000.
SALINAS, CALIF.—The Salinas Corps’ vacation Bible school (VBS) drew 95 children daily, with 41 making first-time decisions for Christ. Concurrently, mothers of the children from the meal outreach attended a Spanish Bible class; seven women received Christ, and one rededicated her life.
Majors Kris and Camie Potter are the Salinas corps officers.
PHOENIX, ARIZ.—The Salvation Army’s hydration stations provide heat relief at locations throughout the Valley and always need donations of bottled water. To date, more than 32,750 individuals have received water, lip balm and sunscreen. For information contact Abby Rolfs at 602-267-4170.
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.-—Inglewood Mayor James Butts and City Councilman Michael Stevens recently visited the corps. After hearing about the number of people benefitting from the daily lunch program—75—they wanted to witness it for themselves.
The lunch count increased from 30 to 75, thanks to the efforts of Corps Officers Lts. Chris and Joanne Golden, who, due to smart shopping, are providing more food to meet the need.
EVERETT, WASH.-—Everett Corps’ personnel recently participated in Project Homeless Connect with other agencies, gathering at a local high school to offer resources to the homeless. The corps provided funds for 20 people to obtain state photo IDs and conducted initial interviews for potential clients for its homeless and shelter programs.
Majors Jonathan and Dawn Apuan are the corps officers.
SALEM, ORE.—To celebrate National Dance Day (July 28), the Kroc Center held a free event, “Dancing Under the Stars,” in its amphitheater on July 27 featuring the Keizer Big Band, swing lessons with “Mz. Jitterbug” and hip-hop and modern dance demonstrations by students from the Kroc Center’s classes.
Lts. Jared and Christina Arnold are corps officers; Major Kelly Pontsler is the Kroc Center administrator.
HAWAII—Revolution Hawaii (RevHi) sent a team of five “Hallelujah lassies” to the Philippines for the months of June and July. They worked in the Central Philippine Division (Manila) and the Northern Division (Luzon) with various Army ministries. The RevHi mission coincided with the 75th anniversary of The Salvation Army in the Philippines.
Rob Noland is the leader of RevHi.
