Volunteers Needed!
Volunteer opportunities are available through the many programs and services The Salvation Army offers to the community. Some of these opportunities include: answering phones in the office, helping as a Thrift Store attendant, stocking shelves in the Food Pantry, preparing meals at the Emergency Shelter. Other volunteers needed include: Christmas application processor, Christmas gift packer, Christmas Toy Town assembler, bell ringer, Angel Tree table helper at the Quincy Mall, Emergency Disaster Team member, custodial helper, and drivers for programs. These are some of the many volunteer opportunities available through The Salvation Army.
Bell Ringing – Individuals and groups can volunteer to ring bells at a Salvation Army kettle. Each year many people are needed to ring bells from Thanksgiving to Christmas in order to raise the funds necessary to help provide toys and food to families in need during the holiday season. Bell ringing this year begins on Friday November 12th and continues to Friday December 24th.
Toy Town – Toys and other donated gifts are set up in The Salvation Army gym. Parents walk through Toy Town with a helper and select new and like-new toys for their children for Christmas. The distribution date this year is Wednesday December 15th.
Angel Tree – Tags, listing a child’s age, clothing sizes and toys they would like for Christmas are placed on trees at the Quincy Mall and Wal-Mart. Individuals and groups take tags from the trees, shop for these children and return the items with the tags to The Salvation Army, who in turn distributes the gifts to the families. The distribution date this year is Thursday December 16th.
Community Dinners – Holiday meals are served on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day for anyone who would like to attend. Good food and a short musical program accompany the good fellowship around the table. Transportation is provided for those needing a ride and meals are also delivered to shut-ins. This year both meals will be held in the Quincy Senior & Family Resource Center lunchroom at 639 York.
Christmas Baskets – Christmas food baskets are provided for families in need who would like to cook their own holiday meal at home. Volunteers are needed to help pack these baskets. Baskets are distributed this year on Wednesday & Thursday December 15th & 16th.
Bucket Blitz is sponsored by WGEM and takes place the week before Christmas each year. Money is collected to help The Salvation Army provide quality programs and services for those in need in our community at Christmas and throughout the year. This year’s dates are Monday-Thursday December 6th-9th.
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Easter – Dress an Angel
This program is provided by The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary. New clothes are collected and distributed to families in need at Easter. Small Bibles are also given away to each child.
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Summer Camp
Summer camps provide an atmosphere of fun and excitement for people of all ages. Available camps are Boys Camp, Girls Camp, Men’s Camp, Women’s Camp, Senior Camp, Family Camp, Teen Camp and Music Camp. Activities include hiking, boating, swimming, fishing, crafts, games, camp fires, music and much more.
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Fall Harvest
Fall Harvest is a program sponsored by County Market and WGEM-TV. Food is collected by the community to stock The Salvation Army food pantry, enabling us to feed hungry people in our community throughout the year.
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For more information or to volunteer contact Debbie McCluer at (217) 231-5633.
