Backpack Distribution a Huge Hit!

As of today, nearly 300 Monroe County school children have received backpacks filled with school supplies thanks to area partnerships, generous donations, and the efforts of local volunteers. Backpacks were distributed yesterday at Sherwood Oaks Christian Church to children grades K-8th.

Additional backpacks for children grades K-6th are still available at The Salvation Army for those who were unable to attend this event. Items can be picked up on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 am-11:30 am until supplies last. For additional information please call 812-336-4310.

New Services Site Helps in the Search for Assistance

The Salvation Army unveiled a new social services information portal that gives visitors important information about services available in Monroe County.

Those seeking assistance can now easily find information by the type of assistance they seek, and they will find multiple resources in each category.

This services site will also be helpful for donors or volunteers looking for a specific field in which they would like to provide their time or treasures.

Whatever the need, this site shows The Salvation Army’s commitment to the intricate web of Monroe County non-profit organizations that we partner with on a daily basis. We also understand that it can be hard to find the services that are needed. Our desire is that this website will help.

Coats for Kids Needs Your Coats

 Once again, your neighborhood letter carrier is helping to ensure that kids have coats in Monroe County.

They even make it easy. All you have to do to leave new or gently used winter coats by your mailbox and the letter carriers will deliver them to The Salvation Army.  How much easier could it get?!

If you are out and about there are additional spots where you can drop off your coats, some are arranged through a partnership with Spirit 95. They are all listed here with a link where available:

• Bloomington Post Office
• Ellettsville Post Office
• Unionville Post Office
• Foster Quad
• The Herald Times
• Fountain Square Mall
• Head Start
• 10/9  IU Credit Union on Winslow from 11a – 2p
• 10/16 Harley Davidson Buell of Bloomington from 4p -6p
• 10/23 Once Upon a Child from 4p – 6p
• 10/30 Crystal Pure from 11a – 2p

The drive is going on now, and concludes October 27. At which time, the coats will be given to The Salvation Army who will distribute the coats to those in need from our community.

Otherwise, please contact The Salvation Army’s caseworker, Monica Clemons for more information.

Harvest Festival Approaches

Global poverty is a serious issue that we address with a bit of fun.

Every day 2.7 billion people struggle to live on less than $2 a day,according to the UN Millennium Project . Unclean water sources and relatedly diarrhea are a major cause of death for 2.6 billion who do not have basic sanitation. Women are poorly educated if at all, despite the evidence that education reaps myriad benefits for women and the community.

The Salvation Army is in these places, serving 118 countries worldwide, but the Corps serving in impoverished circumstanses look to places like Bloomington for support.

We are hosting the 2009 Harvest Festival: Auction and Dinner to support our brothers and sisters around the world, and we’re having fun doing it. If you’ve never attended a Billy Williams auction before, you’re missing out. He’ll be auctioning off tables of merchandise October 03; the prices are always right. All the proceeds directly benefit Salvation Army offices in needy locations worldwide. There will also be a dinner before hand, which you can get tickets by calling 336-4310.

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