All of us at Alabama News Network want to thank everyone who donated to our 7th Annual Magical Christmas Toy Drive. Thanks to you, we had our biggest year yet. Toys are still being delivered to the Salvation Army, but it already appears that our toy drive collected at least $15,000 in toys for the Salvation Army of Montgomery. These…
All of us at Alabama News Network want to say thanks to all of you who made this year’s 7th annual Magical Christmas Toy Drive such a success. It will be next week before we know how many toys were collected, but the toy vault at Eastdale Mall was packed with donations. The toys will be given to the…
The Salvation Army of Montgomery still has a big need for volunteers to ring the bells for its annual Red Kettle Campaign. Lt. Tonya Farrington told Alabama News Network that they have 47 locations they would like to cover, but they’ve only been able to fill about 12 positions consistently. There’s only been one day that they’ve had people working…
A Thanksgiving tradition of giving back is still happening Thursday in Montgomery despite the pandemic. The Salvation Army’s annual Thanksgiving lunch will look a little different this year, though. Montgomery’s Salvation Army is still serving roughly 350 meals, but they have changed the way they’re doing to make sure people stay safe. Lt. Bryan Farrington said community members can pick…
On Friday, Nov. 6, the Salvation Army of Montgomery held its third annual ‘1st Responders Luncheon’ in Montgomery. Leaders from Montgomery Police and Fire departments along with Montgomery County Sheriff’s office showed their appreciation at the event as they were all given free lunch meals. “We wanted to put a positive spin on their service and celebrate them up for…
This week marks one year since Montgomery’s Whitewater Project was announced. The 120-acre outdoor complex will be centered around an Olympic standard whitewater rafting course. You won’t see many changes at the project site off Maxwell Boulevard right now, but county leaders say the project is full steam ahead. Project Catalyst (Source: Montgomery County Commission) One component of the project…
You’ve heard of baby showers and wedding showers, but one Montgomery organization threw a kitchen shower for The Salvation Army. The Montgomery Sunrise Rotary Club hosted the kitchen shower downtown. The Salvation Army created an Amazon wish list of kitchen items it needed. The Rotary Club bought what was on the list. The Salvation Army received big items like fryers…
Alabama News Network has confirmed new developments surrounding Montgomery’s whitewater project. Project Catalyst (Source: Montgomery County Commission) This project will lead to the Montgomery Chamber relocating it’s Business Resource Center. We first reported last month that the Salvation Army has a preliminary agreement to sell its Maxwell Boulevard location to the City of Montgomery. Currently the Salvation Army sits where…
For six years now, we’ve partnered with the Salvation Army to collect toys for families in need through our Magical Christmas Toy Drive. Last week, we packed up all of the toys from our toy vault, and sent them over to Salvation Army’s headquarters. Wednesday, those toys now got a new home.. under the Christmas trees of hundreds of families…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Christmas holiday season is a busy time of year for the Salvation Army in Selma. It’s when the charity does its biggest annual fundraiser — plus works to spread Christmas cheer to hundreds of needy children. The five week red kettle campaign raises money to help provide assistance to people in need in the…
