San Luis Obispo receives large donation

san luis obispo receives large donation. (l-r) patty clark, missions director of new life church; deborah kerckhoff, south san luis obispo service extension coordinator; and beth quaintance, san luis obispo county service extension representative. ‘pay it forward’ money allows service extension to do the same. the salvation army in san luis obispo (slo) received a check for $63,309 jan. 9 from new life church to make-up for the holiday shortfall. a campaign to raise the funds came from pastor ron salsbury of new life church on christmas eve. “we normally do not take an offering on christmas eve, but when i heard the salvation army’s dilemma i knew we needed to respond,” salsbury told keyt. the donation was given to the south slo county service extension (arroyo grande). “i have no doubt that this was a god thing,” said beth quaintance, slo county service extension representative for the salvation army. “to raise this in one day is a true miracle. new life community church of pismo beach is a fine example of ‘paying it forward,’ and pastor ron salsbury and his congregation have given the salvation army the gift of allowing us to now do the same.”.