Released 5 October 2009
You can help
bring Christmas
joy into the life
of a child in
need. You can
help them experience
the
excitement of a
Christmas
morning that we
in the U.S. often
take for
granted. Each
year The Salvation
Army in the Midwest (Central
Territory) collects money to be divided
equally among the over 100
institutions around the world where
people living in our territory sponsor
children.
The funds are to be used to provide
a special Christmas celebration for
the children living in a Salvation
Army children’s home or those who
are a part of a Salvation Army children’s
program. Generous donations
from people like you have allowed
children living in the Bethany
Home in Haiti to wake-up to presents
under the tree and kids from a home
in South America to enjoy Happy
Meals and play time at McDonald’s.
The donations have also made it
possible for Santa to make a special
visit to a children’s home in Bolivia
and for the girls at Dehiwala Girls’
Home in Sri Lanka to receive new
clothes and a delicious Christmas
breakfast.
To ensure the funds reach the locations
around the world in time to
create a special Christmas celebration
for the children, all donations
must be received by October 31,
2009.
Donations can be sent to:
The Salvation
Army
Sponsorship Program –
Share Your Christmas Joy
10 W. Algonquin
Rd.
Des Plaines, IL 60016.