BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MAKE DONATION TO THE SALVATION ARMY JOPLIN TORNADO EFFORT 08/06/2011
The Salvation Army
Communications
1130 Hampton Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63139
Ph: 314-646-3017
Fax: 314-646-3202
Media Contact:
Faithe Colas
Public Information Officer
Faithe_colas@usc.salvationarmy.org
414-531-6363
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Boy Scouts of America Troop 113 from Tomball, Texas donated a semi load of supplies and recovery wish list items to The Salvation Army Joplin Disaster Relief Effort on Tuesday, June 7th. Pictured unloading with Salvation Army volunteers and staff is (far right white shirt) Jason Poff, Captain of the Joplin Salvation Army Worship & Community Center. Monetary donations to help The Salvation Army’s tornado relief efforts in Reading, Joplin and Sedalia may be sent to: The Salvation Army, 3637 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111. Please designate the donation “Tornado Relief”. Cell phone users may also text the word “JOPLIN” to 80888 to make a $10 donation charged to their cell phone bill (text and/or messaging charges may apply). Credit card donations may be made by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY or going to www.stl-SalvationArmy.org.
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About The Salvation Army:
The Salvation Army, an international organization, has been supporting those in need without discrimination for 130 years in Missouri. Nearly 350,000 people throughout Missouri and Southern Illinois receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar spent is used to carry out those services throughout the
region. For more information, go to www.stl-salvationarmy.org.