Tree of Lights Christmas Campaign Wraps Up for 2012

January 24, 2013 By

The Salvation Army Announces Conclusion
of the 2012 Tree of Lights Christmas Campaign

The Quincy Salvation Army Christmas Chair, Lee Lindsay Curtis, is pleased to announce the completion of a successful 2012 Christmas Campaign.  The campaign goal of $375,000 was exceeded having raised $375,115.  The Hannibal Salvation Army Christmas Campaign surpassed their $75,000 goal as well by raising $86,657.

The Tree of Lights Christmas Campaign is The Salvation Army’s major fund raising effort each year.  Money raised during the campaign helps provide Christmas assistance as well as funding for programs and services that help individuals and families in the greater Adams County area on a daily basis.  Over the past few years, the number of people receiving assistance from The Salvation Army has steadily increased due to the economy.

This holiday season the following assistance was given to our community:  770 families from the  Quincy area and 269 families from the Hannibal area received Christmas Food Baskets. 1,124 children received toys and gifts from Toy Town in Quincy and 407 from Toy Town in Hannibal.  More than 900 meals were served on both Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.

The Salvation Army is grateful to the 2,497 volunteers who donated 5,379 hours of volunteer service to help make all of this possible.

The Salvation Army also appreciates the many individuals, groups, organizations, and businesses that supported our effort by donating food, toys, time and money to make the 2012 Christmas Campaign a success.

A special thank you goes to our Christmas Chair, Lee Lindsay Curtis, for all the hard work and effort that went into helping us surpass the Christmas Campaign goal.  We couldn’t have done it without you!

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Changing Lives – Shelter and Family Services

January 24, 2013 By

What would you consider a priority for your family?
Would you put food at the top of the list? Or perhaps a roof over your head, utilities, prescriptions, or something else? For many people, through no fault of their own, these questions have become something to lay awake at night and worry about.

For most of us, the thought of coming to The Salvation Army for assistance would be unimaginable, but for a growing number of families it is a part of survival. Some who felt they had everything six months ago now realize they have very little to support themselves after a job loss.

That’s where The Salvation Army steps in to help. Through your generosity, we have been able to help families throughout our region answer these questions in this unforgiving economy.

The Changing Lives Campaign is an effort to raise capital to be used for the construction of our new Emergency Shelter and Family Services building.

The Need
The Salvation Army Emergency Shelter in Quincy, Illinois is the only shelter within more than 100 miles that serves both families and single men and women.

Progress on the new John Gardner Stevenson Family Emergency Shelter & Family Services Center has been completed, and operations are being held at the 501 Broadway building as of March 22, 2013. Plans for the Grand Opening Ceremony are scheduled for Thursday, May 30 at 4:00pm. The new building is located diagonally from the Kroc Center, making it much easier to coordinate programs once held several miles away from each other. It can house up to 16 people with rooms dedicated to single men & women as well as families. Our Family Services and Food Pantry are also operated there.

According to the terms of Joan Kroc’s designated bequest, No Kroc dollars may be used for direct service to clients, such as food, clothing, shelter, etc. or for the building of transitional housing or emergency shelters.

Your donations are still needed to complete this project.

Program Mission
The Salvation Army Emergency Shelter and Family Services programs strive to bring about positive changes to individuals and families who are homeless or are in need of basic necessities.

Applying the gospel of Jesus Christ, physical and spiritual needs are met without discrimination. Guidance and support is given to assist those we serve to lead self-sufficient lives, which in turn will strengthen family and community.

What we are doing
To help prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless, Family Services offers daily breadline, transportation, furniture, clothing, food pantry, rent and utility assistance, prescription assistance and more.

For those who are homeless, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Shelter, provides crisis intervention by offering temporary housing to families and single men and women. Assistance is provided to help shelter residents find and retain employment and locate affordable housing.

Both programs provide life skills classes, case management, Christian counseling and referrals to other agencies who might further assist in meeting the clients’ needs.


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The Salvation Army Ring-A-Bell Run

October 16, 2012 By

5k Run / Walk

2013 event still being planned.

The Ring-A-Bell 5k Run / Walk is a fun, festive event during the holidays the whole family can enjoy!

Proceeds from the Ring-A-Bell Run support The Salvation Army annual Christmas Campaign, which provides Christmas food baskets, toys for children, and the community Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. These funds also support year round services such as food pantry, rent and utility assistance and emergency shelter for those in crisis in our community.

When: The 2013 event is still in the planning.

Race Time: TBA

Location: In 2012, the route started behind Quincy Mall. Went through and around Moorman and Upper Moorman Parks and back to Quincy Mall.

Costs: TBA

Prizes: TBA

2012 RACE RESULTS CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://www.timingiseverything.com/Races/2012/QRB12.HTM

Questions for the 2013 event can be sent to Lisa Bearden at: lisa_bearden@usc.salvationarmy.org or call 217-231-5635

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Sturhahn Jewelers Marks 101st Anniversary with Food Pantry Donation

October 16, 2012 By

Giving back to the community is a tradition with Sturhahn Jewelers and this year is no exception.  To mark their 101st anniversary, the Sturhahn Family will unload 101 bags of groceries to benefit the Salvation Army Food Pantry at 9:30 Monday morning October 22nd.

“Our business anniversary is the ideal time to say thanks to a community that has been so good to us, says Sarah Stegeman of Sturhahns.  “Because our area food banks are especially low right now, this seemed like the natural, and right, thing to do.”

Last year Sturhahn Jewelers celebrated their landmark 100th Anniversary by giving 100 gifts to 100 unsuspecting people in Quincy over a 10 week period.   “That was fun to make someone’s day who least expected it, Stegeman says. So this year, if we can help put food on a table, we’ll remember how very fortunate we are to live and work in such a great community.”

The Sturhahn family and the 101 bags of groceries will be received by Major Dan Jennings, Senior Officer of the Kroc Center, at 9:30am, October 22nd at the Family Services Center at 6th and Broadway.

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It Pays to Ring Bells!

October 11, 2012 By

 

The Salvation Army in Quincy will hire bell ringers this year to ensure that all kettle locations are manned.

 

The Salvation Army hires bell ringers in the Fall for  the upcoming Christmas campaign season in order to make sure that all kettle locations are manned consistently throughout the Red Kettle Campaign.

“If the kettles aren’t manned, it represents a significant loss to our our efforts. People simply will not give at those locations, and they might think we don’t care. From a fundraising perspective, it just makes sense to make sure that all the kettle locations are manned to the best of our ability,” said Patty Douglas, Development Director.

The positions are considered part-time, temporary, and applicants must be available from the “First Day of Kettles” in November through December 24th.

Applications are available in the Fall at the Kroc Center Welcome Desk at 405 Vermont Street, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For more information about the Red Kettle Campaign, please contact Alisa Elkins at (217) 231-5633 or alisa_elkins@usc.salvationarmy.org.

 

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New Hannibal Location and Family Store

August 20, 2012 By

A new location has been opened combining our Hannibal Family Services Center  and a new Hannibal Family Store! The Family Store opened in December of 2011 and the move of the Family Services Center took place in April of 2012. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Family Services Center is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The location at 302 Broadway in Hannibal replaces the former location on 9th Street.

The same services, including the food pantry, are offered at the new location. People applying for food or other assistance may be individuals or families. Registration is required with a photo ID and food is provided every 90 days. Additional assistance includes rent and utility assistance.

The Family Store is accepting donated items to sell including clothing, household items and toys. Donations may be made at the store. Proceeds from the sale of your donations are used to help fund The Salvation Army’s Emergency Shelter and other family service programs in our area. Large pieces of furniture can also be picked up. To make arrangements for a pickup, please call Scott Andrews at the store, (573) 248-8008.

 

The Hannibal Family Store and Services Center
302 Broadway
Hannibal, Mo
(573) 248-8008

 

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Thrift Stores Now Accept Vehicles!

August 20, 2012 By

Do you have an older model vehicle that still runs but is unneeded or unwanted? Both our Salvation Army Thrift Stores now accept vehicles as donations!

When you donate your car, boat, motorcycle, truck or RV to The Salvation Army, you’re helping us heal broken lives and assist individuals on the road to recovery. Your used vehicle will help change the road ahead for someone who’s lost direction. Proceeds from the sale of your donated automobile are used to help fund The Salvation Army’s Emergency Shelter and other family service programs in our area.

Please call (217) 224-5998 and we’ll pick up your car, boat, truck, motorcycle or RV at absolutely no charge and provide you with an IRS-approved receipt for your donation. Your tax deductible receipt will be provided at the time of pick-up and additional information will be mailed after your vehicle has been sold.

For more information contact:

Scott Andrews – Thrift Store Manager
Phone: (217) 224-5998
Hours: Monday-Saturday  9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Email:  Scott_Andrews@usc.salvationarmy.org

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The Salvation Army “Adopts” Berrian Elementary School

December 20, 2011 By

We just wanted to share from the blessings we have been experiencing here in the Quincy/Hannibal region. What a joy it is to now begin to develop partnerships and watch our vision grow as to the impact we can make over the course of a child’s life with the Kroc Center at the center of it all. In creating places and spaces for youth development, we are seeing the dream unfold before us. My dream is to watch us create the framework for lifelong impact as we walk with children and their families through the transitions of their development. This framework has just begun to solidify as we have identified one of our new partners in our neighborhood.

As part of our plan to build relationships in our community we have officially adopted our first school. Berrian Elementary School is located about a mile from the Kroc Center, and 91% of the children attending qualify for free lunch. Understanding what that translates to for income guidelines you can understand our desire to reach out to these neighborhood families with inspiration and hope for a future beyond their circumstances.

As an introduction to our Kroc Community, we held a Christmas Party for the school at our center. With the model proposed by Major Dan Jennings we took the adopt-a-school concept and ran with it. Lt. Linnea Forney took four Dollar Store gifts to the school and allowed each of the 235 children to select a gift for their mother and father, or guardians as they may be. With the selections made we moved quickly to take deliver of the gifts returning with a hand full of staff and alongside the teachers helped each child wrap the gifts for their parents. Last night the school staff arrived at our Worship Theater with the gifts set, and then the families began to come.

And come they did. While we sent a bus to assist with transportation needs, we only needed to pick up 18 individuals. As we filled our Worship Theater, the overflow began to quickly fill the balcony as well. When all was said and done we had 583 in our worship theater. We had a few introductions of our officer staff and their School staff, then turned to the children to sing Christmas songs and to share a bit of poetry. I then shared a short message about the Joy of Giving.

Using the Kroc Gift as our example of joyful giving, we transitioned to the joy of giving by the children to each of the parents present. I expressed our gratitude for such a gift to our community and invited them to join us in enjoying all that this Community Center has to offer them and their children. We shared our desire to partner with them to provide an environment for youth development and an incredible future for our children. Major Dan Jennings then shared the Quincy Kroc vision of Inspiration, Instruction and Involvement and the invitation to visit us on Sundays for church.

From there we moved to the Meadows, where Christmas melodies filled the air as brilliant visuals danced on the overhead screens. The simplicity of cookies and juice allowed for conversations to linger into the next hour as this strange new building began to become a warm inviting space for the families and school staff present. This was the first of our open door activities with Berrian School. We look forward to many more updates as we continue to build on the foundation now begun.

- Lt. Rich Forney

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Toy Town and Angel Tree Programs in Full Force

November 30, 2011 By

The Salvation Army Toy Town is once again rolling through the Quincy and Hannibal area this holiday season.

Tuesday, KHQA, Refreshment Services Pepsi, and The Salvation Army celebrated the campaign with a kick-off celebration.

In an effort to help give some Christmas joy to less fortunate families, the Quincy Salvation Army has placed drop-off boxes around town for the public to place their toy donations. KHQA is glad to both sponsor and be a drop-off location this year.

Quincy’s Salvation Army Major Dan Jennings encourages you to help fill our Toy Town trailer which was donated to the cause by Gully Transportation. You can bring your donations to KHQA’s main lobby during regular business hours, at 301 S. 36th Street.

New and clean, gently-used toys may also be dropped off at The Kroc Center in Quincy.

Toy Town has become one of the larger Christmas campaigns in the area since the Tri-States lost the Marine Toys for Tots Program.

Other area toy drop off locations near you:

- Quincy Mall (including near Sears, JC Penney’s and BonWorth)
- Big Lots (Quincy and Hannibal)
- Walgreens (Quincy and Hannibal)
- CVS (Quincy)
- Walmart (Quincy)
- Broadway Vision Center (Quincy)

You may also consider donating to the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. It’s not about toys for Christmas, but items many area children need and would otherwise go without.

Angel Trees are located in several areas including The Kroc Center and Walmart in Quincy.

You can take an ornament with a wish list from Angel Trees across the Tri-States. In the past, they’ve made it available for children as old as 12. This year, you can help children as old as 14.

This year, Angel Trees in Quincy and Hannibal will benefit the Toy Town program.


 

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Charter Membership Sales Begin Tuesday, August 2, 2011

July 26, 2011 By

 “Charter” memberships to The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center will go on sale to the public beginning Tuesday, August 2, 2011 and will be available until Friday, September 16,2011. They may be purchased at The Salvation Army office at 732 Hampshire Street, Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The Charter Membership is a preferred membership program available to those wishing to purchase a membership before the Kroc center opens on September 18th.

Gold and Silver Level Charter memberships are available with rates for adult individuals starting at $336 per year. Charter Family memberships will start at $600 per year. The Charter Gold memberships feature two months free for the price of a regular membership, while providing discounts and special access to select bonus classes and events, as well as a free personal training assessment. Special rates are also offered for teens, youth, and “Golden Agers” (adults age 62 and over). There are no registration/initiation fees of any kind for Kroc Center memberships. All memberships are for one year, and fees may be paid up front by cash, check or charge and monthly payments via MasterCard or Visa credit cards.

All memberships to the Center will allow access to the following Member Areas: Cardio/Fitness Area, Weight Room, Walk/Run Track, Aquatics Center, Gymnasium and Locker Rooms.

Charter Members will enjoy the added benefits of free select fitness classes, and discounts on roster fitness classes and other Kroc programs. Regular yearly membership sales will begin on Monday, September 19, during the week of the Kroc Center Grand Opening.

For additional information regarding memberships and membership sales, see below or contact Angie Duerr at 855-872-KROC (5762).

 

Kroc Center Membership Packages

The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and enjoyable experience for all of our patrons.  To that end, we have established the following membership options to provide opportunities for everyone interested in utilizing our facility.  Please contact us at 855-TSA-KROC to learn more about our memberships.

Membership Types - The Kroc Center offers a number of membership types to accommodate a broad range of needs.  They are divided into the following areas:

Family (Up to 5 people)                       Golden Ager (Ages 62 +)

Family (More than 5 people)              Teen (Ages 13 -17)

Adult (Ages 18 – 61)                               Youth (Ages 3 – 12)

 

Kroc Membership Packages

The membership types are divided into the following:

Charter Memberships – Only available until September 16th, 2011 – established for members who purchased a membership prior to the facility opening.  Charter Members will receive special rates and benefits through out the term of their continued membership at the Kroc Center.  Available at the Gold and Silver levels.

Gold Level Memberships -  Our premium package, which gives all of the benefits of the Silver Level, while providing a number of additional benefits, including free access to more selected group fitness classes, 10% discounts on a variety of Kroc programs, and additional daily use cards to share with friends and family.

Silver Level Memberships – The Kroc Center’s Standard package which provides access to many recreational areas, including the aquatics center, gymnasium, cardio room, weight room, track, locker rooms, and selected FREE group fitness classes.

Daily Use Pass – Patrons may choose to purchase a Daily Use Pass, good only for the day it was purchased.  This pass grants the purchaser access to the same facility venues as a regular member.  However, the daily pass does not provide access to programs or areas that require an additional fee, such as the climbing wall.  The additional fee must be paid to utilize these programs and services.

Scholarships – Individuals/Families may apply for a scholarship to help offset the cost of a Kroc Center membership.  A scholarship application must be filled out completely to be considered for a scholarship award.  The scholarship applications will be available after August 2, 2011 and will not be awarded until October 2011.  Scholarships will be awarded on a monthly basis.

 

Charter Membership Rates (Charter Memberships are only available until September 16th.)
Rates are valid for a one-year term of contract.

 

Standard Hours of Operation

The Kroc Center will be open for public use beginning Monday, September 19th, 2011. Standard hours of operation are as follows:
Monday through Friday:  5:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday:  7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday:  9:00 am – 6:00 pm

 

 

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