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Pei it Forward - Support Texas Flood Relief Fund this week

In partnership with The Salvation Army, the Dallas Pei Wei locations
will be donating 20% of all proceeds June 22-28 to The Texas
Flood Relief. Dine at any Dallas location to Pei It Forward.

The Most Good 5K and Obstacle Race

Calling Athletes Looking for Their Next Challenge!

Saturday, May 3, 2014

The Most Good Obstacle Race 2-6 p.m.

125 teams will compete against each other, as they navigate some of the city's most notable landmarks and destinations in support of The Salvation Army. The race breaks the mold of traditional “mud runs,” testing participants’ physical strength and knowledge of the city. Experience Dallas like never before while competing for exciting prizes.  Registration fee is $35 for each team member, with a team fundraising goal of $1,250.

 

The Most Good 5K 7-10 p.m.

Runners and walkers of all fitness levels, feast your eyes on downtown Dallas’ electric panoramic skyline during our sunset 5K race.  Registration is $35 until April 27.

 

Festival Noon-10 p.m.

Come enjoy some of Dallas' most exceptional food and local bands. The festival gives you the chance to explore all that Trinity Groves has to offer, even if you don't plan to race. Renowned Camp Gladiator workouts, Kids Zone, Trinity Groves restaurants' food trucks and more will be on site throughout the day.

 

Sign up here: http://www.salvationarmydfw.org/p/307

Coca-Cola Polar Bear Brings Holiday Cheer to Salvation Army

On Tuesday, December 10th, The Salvation Army's Christmas Center was delivered some good cheer!  Bright red, Coca-Cola trucks arrived in caravan style, but instead of unloading beverages to fill the organization’s drink machine, Coca-Cola associates unloaded Christmas gifts to help bring happiness to local children. Showing their holiday spirit, in bright red Salvation Army volunteer aprons, Coca-Cola employees opened the trucks’ side bays to reveal bright red bags full of Christmas gifts. In true holiday fashion, Coca-Cola’s polar bear assisted with the delivery.

Debbie Moody was one of 16 Coca-Cola associates to smash a whipped cream pie in the face of the Todd Bourgeois, Coca-Cola's Region Vice President of Sales Operation. Bourgeois issued the challenge to his Angel Tree committee that if they reached the goal of adopting 1,140 Angels this year, he would let everyone on the committee smash a pie in his face. The committee exceeded the goal by adopting 1,200 Angels to help children and families in North Texas. 

A Special Coca-Cola holiday delivery for The Salvation Army

Four bright red, Coca-Cola side-load trucks will arrive in caravan style to The Salvation Army’s Christmas Center tomorrow morning, but instead of unloading beverages to fill the organization’s drink machine, Coca-Cola associates will unload Christmas gifts to help bring happiness to local children. Showing their holiday spirit, in bright red Salvation Army volunteer aprons, Coca-Cola employees will roll open the trucks’ side bays – which normally contain Coca-Cola branded products – to reveal bright red bags full of Christmas gifts for over 1,200 local individuals adopted this year by more than 700 Coca-Cola company employees. In true holiday fashion, Coca-Cola’s polar bear will be assisting with the delivery.

Dallas Cowboys Connect Big Partners To Make Even Bigger Impact This Holiday Season



Credit: DallasCowboys.com



Nearly 4,000 families served by The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program will enjoy a full Christmas dinner this holiday season thanks to the teamwork of the Dallas Cowboys, Bank of America, the North Texas Food Bank and The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command.

Tuesday, November 19th marked the launch of the collaboration, with more than 100 volunteers from Bank of America and the Cowboys – including former Cowboys great Daryl Johnston, members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and mascot Rowdy – gathering at the North Texas Food Bank to begin packaging the thousands of pounds of pantry items. The group surpassed their packaging quota by nearly 2,000.

“Our purpose is to help those who really need it, and combining Bank of America’s passion to end hunger and ours for the work of The Salvation Army, what a great opportunity to do just that,” said Cowboys executive vice president and chief brand officer Charlotte Jones Anderson.

With the Cowboys having partnered with The Salvation Army and supporting its Angel Tree program for more than 17 years, Anderson said it was exciting to see the program enhanced with an added effort to tackle hunger this Christmas.

The Salvation Army Angel Tree program provides Christmas gifts and other essentials for nearly 60,000 children and special need senior citizens in the DFW Metroplex alone. On a select date in December when families pick up their items at the Dallas Angel Tree Distribution Center, Cowboys and Bank of America volunteers will roll out once again to hand out both the Angel Tree items, as well as a full spread of chicken, rice, beans, corn, peas and dessert, bringing the holiday experience full circle for many of these families.

An estimated 800,000 people are hungry in North Texas today; one in four children are food-insecure. To learn more about the North Texas Food Bank and its efforts to combat this problem, click here. For information on how to “adopt” a Salvation Army Angel this holiday season, click here.

2013 Doing the Most Good Luncheon

The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command welcomes Wynonna, award-winning country music icon, as the featured guest speaker at its 2013 Doing The Most Good Luncheon on Friday, November 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, Chantilly Ballroom. Jan Pickens, Salvation Army Advisory Board Member, is this year’s luncheon chair.

The 2013 luncheon also serves as the kickoff of The Salvation Army’s 125th Anniversary Celebration, which commemorates the 125 years the organization has served in Texas.  The Anniversary Celebration will feature special events designed to expand the organization’s support base locally to include a new, younger demographic. Charlotte Jones Anderson, executive vice president and chief brand officer for the Dallas Cowboys, is chairing the 125th Anniversary Celebration in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Pickens said, “Of all The Salvation Army fundraisers, this local luncheon is the #1 Salvation Army fund-raising event in the world. With the kickoff of The Salvation Army’s 125th Anniversary Celebration and Wynonna as our guest speaker, we look forward to a compelling and memorable event that will raise much needed funds for our mission to serve unmet needs in our community.”

The Doing the Most Good luncheon is a fundraiser to support The Salvation Army's 70 programs and services in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton and Ellis Counties. The programs address human needs in seven key areas: (1) homeless men, women and children; (2) families in crisis; (3) addiction recovery; (4) senior citizens; (5) children and youth; (6) veterans programs; and (7) disaster response.

In 2012, The Salvation Army provided the following to those in need:

* 999,802 meals for the hungry

* 155,826 nights of care at its homeless shelters

* $422,267 of emergency financial assistance

* 190,080 days of care for adults struggling with substance abuse

* 282,250 Christmas gifts through the Angel Tree Program

* 59,199 individuals assisted during Christmas alone

* $4.8 million of donated Christmas gifts

* 31,451 individual room visits at nursing homes

Tickets to the luncheon are $300, and sponsor levels range from $5,000 to $250,000. For more information on purchasing tickets, visit salvationarmydfw.org, call 214-637-8254, or email dfwmc_events@uss.salvationarmy.org

Furnish and Feed

Furnish your home and feed those in need with Nest and The Salvation Army!

During the month of February, Nest Dallas will be accepting donations of non-perishable foods, baby care items, and personal care items benefiting The Salvation Army.

For each donated item, Nest will offer 1% off your entire purchase of qualifying merchandise, for a maximum of 20% off! Find savings on furniture, lighting, rugs, and special orders, plus an additional 20% off sale items.

The customer who donates the most items will receive a $500 gift certificate!

They request the following non-perishable food items:

o Cereal

o Oatmeal

o Canned tuna

o Peanut butter

o Canned soup

o Canned vegetables/ Fruit

o Rice

o Beans

o Spaghetti

o Boxed juice

They also need baby and personal care items including:

o Baby formula

o Diapers

o Toothpaste

o Toothbrush

o Deodorant

o Shampoo

o Soap

o Feminine products

o Laundry detergent

RSVP Calendar Partners With The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign

Help Fill the RSVP Calendar Red Kettle!

We’ve heard from you, our loyal readers.  Salvation Army and the Red Kettle Campaign is one of your favorite holiday charities.  What better (and easier) way to give than to toss some change into our Virtual Red Kettle.  List your name or make an anonymous donation. Either way, give from your heart, and know that you’re joining our mission -- "doing the most good" for The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian organization that in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex provides more than 70 different programs and services to help make life better for individuals and families.

The Red Kettle Christmas Campaign, first started in San Francisco in 1891, enables the Army to provide food, toys and clothing to over 6 million people during the Christmas season and helps more than 34 million Americans recovering from all kinds of personal disasters nationwide. 

You’ll find our Online Red Kettle on the top right of this page. You can also join our campaign here:

http://www.onlineredkettle.org/RSVPCalendar

The 2012 Red Kettle Campaign will bring The Salvation Army's iconic kettles and 25,000 bell ringers to street corners and storefronts nationwide through December 24.

2012 Doing the Most Good Luncheon Raised $2.5 Million

Over 1,300 supporters gathered at The Hilton Anatole on November 15 for the 2012 Annual Doing the Most Good Luncheon for The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command.

Mark Hayes, emcee, Captain Michele Matthews, Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Commander, Amy Grant, J.D. McCaslin, president, Salvation Army DFW Advisory Board, Major Ward Matthews

The Faithful Missionary Baptist Church choir sang gospel hymns to open the luncheon, and Bernice J. Washington delivered a resounding and uplifting prayer before lunch. Captain Michele and Major Ward Matthews thanked everyone for their support and announced that the luncheon has raised $2.5 million, which will help provide 338,000 shelter nights a year and serve 3,000 meals a day, along with after-school programs and more. Of all The Salvation Army groups worldwide, this local luncheon is the #1 Salvation Army fundraising event.

Mark Schortman, event chairman of the 2012 Doing the Most Good Luncheon, Amy Grant, Tracy Schortman

This year's luncheon leadership included Chairman Mark Schortman, SVP and Region GM, Coca-Cola; Underwriting Chair Lynn McBee, Community Leader; Table Sales Chair Gina Betts, Partner, Locke Lord LLP; and Production Chair Shelle Sills, VP GM Neiman Marcus.

Margot Perot, Dee Devlin, Charlotte Jones Anderson, Ruth Altshuler

 Guest speaker Amy Grant combined her beautiful musical talents and personal story-telling to share about her family, faith and forgiveness. Though not a recorded song, she seamlessly set "Hebrews 11" to music, and she enchanted the crowd with a few other songs, all while weaving in personal stories of her family and journey. "Our journey is made more exciting by faith. The Salvation Army has a pretty broad journey because it's preceded by faith."

2012 Doing the Most Good Luncheon

Reserve your seat now for the

2012 Doing the Most Good Luncheon

benefiting the Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command

Six-Time Grammy Winner Amy Grant will share her personal story and perform a few songs.

Luncheon Chair: Mark Schortman, SVP & Region General Manager, Coca-Cola

Underwriting Chair: Lynn McBee

Table Sales Chair: Gina Betts, Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

Event Chair: Shelle Sills, VP General Manager, Neiman Marcus

To purchase tickets, visit www.salvationarmydfw.org or email dfwmc_events@uss.salvationarmy.org

Of all Salvation Army groups worldwide, this local luncheon is the top fundraising event in the world for The Salvation Army. The 2011 Luncheon raised $3.1 million for the community. The event supports the organization's 70+ programs and services in the Metroplex, which address human needs for five key groups: 1) homeless men, women and children; 2) people recovering from addictions; 3) families in crisis; 4) children and youth; and 5) senior citizens.