McCormick, Bartholomew & Hickman join Advisory Board

On June 10th, The Salvation Army Advisory Board installed three new members, Matti McCormick, Jon Bartholomew, and Pamela Hickman. Each member brings a unique set of talents, experiences, and connections to the community which will be valuable to The Salvation Army as it strives to serve the central Indiana community in an effective and efficient manner.

Matti McCormick is the president of The McCormick Group, a minority-owned and certified integrated communications business headquartered in Indianapolis.  She is annually recognized as one of Indianapolis’ Outstanding African American leaders, in Who’s Who in Black Indianapolis.

Jon Bartholomew is the Public Information Officer for the Department of Metropolitan Development of Indianapolis.  Jon may be best known for his work with WIBC and Network Indiana where he was a reporter and news anchor. 

Pamela Hickman is a partner at Patora Fine Jewelers where she was previously the CEO and President before semi-retirement.  Pamela serves with Kiwanis International and has been a political candidate in the 2007 City Council election and the 2008 House of Representatives election. Read more

What’s it for?

The average American is only 2 paychecks away from needing emergency assitance to feed and provide shelter for their family. *

We’re seeing just that scenario right here in our city. The Salvation Army has seen the highest requests for assistance in years – an almost 40% increase over 2007. And as families are struggling to make ends meet, our programs are in even higher demand than just six months ago.

This year, we’ve already seen a 15% increase over the record need in 2008 – requests for food, housing and utility assistance. And we’ll surely see the need continue to rise as Indiana unemployment has exceeded 10% and a recent homelessness report shows a 78% increase in homeless families from just a year ago! Radiothon plays a key role in supporting the life-changing services that our neighbors are counting on. Read more

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