Ready to sign up?
September 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
All of the Fall/Winter volunteer opportunities are now posted online!
If you’re a brand new volunteer, all you have to do is click on “Get Involved” on our volunteer site – SAVolunteer.org, then on “Sign Up Online” and create a profile for yourself!
If you’re a current volunteer, just click on “Get Involved”, then on “Opportunities” and sign in using your username and password.
Yup, it’s as easy as that!
The evenings are cooling off and it’s only a matter of time before children will need coats to stay warm at the bus stops. (The girl on the left is just one of the thousands of little ones who benefitted from our annual Coats for Kids event last year.)
Apple Fest, Coats for Kids, Toy Shop, Colts Collections, Radiothon… we need your help for these and more!
Good with computers?
August 18, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
If you know your way around the computer program Access and have a little bit of free time… we sure could use you!
Youth Champion of 2009
April 16, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Jake Iery has the heart of a servant and he showed it when he organized a community toy drive last Fall. Read more on our volunteer blog.
Bells will be ringing…
September 14, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Since there are really only two seasons for the Salvation Army, Christmas and NOT Christmas, it seems time to give you a preview of what’s to come for our 2009 Tree of Lights campaign. This is going to be a tough season.
We’re already experiencing a nearly 20% increase in requests for assistance for housing and food and the holiday season hasn’t begun.
We spoke with WTHR 13′s Angela Cain on Red Shield Radio this week. We have the priviledge of working with both Angela and with Bob Gregory on the Coats for Kids donation drive each Fall. And we agreed, with more parents struggling to keep and find jobs, the lines will be long at coat distribution day. If you’d like to make sure at least one child has a warm coat this winter, go here to learn more about Coats for Kids. We’re accepting donations now through October 5.
Right after Coats for Kids, we’ll kick off our Christmas season at our Tree of Lights Kick-off right here on the lawn of our headquarters on November 19. Our goal is $3 million this year and we’ll need everyone to dig deep and find it in their hearts and wallets to help those who are struggling to provide shelter and necessities for their families. The next day, we’ll begin the bellringing season at Celebrity Bell Ringing on Monument Circle. This is a perfect time to meet a favorite local celebrity and spare a few coins.
Then Radiothon is just around the corner on December 11-13. Join our 2008/2009 Radiothon Chair, Quinn Buckner of the Indiana Pacers as we support our programs for men, women and children right here in our city! We have opportunities for hourly sponsors and volunteers to work in the phone bank. It’s a 55-hour Marathon of Giving, and our biggest fundraising event of the year.
And immediately following Radiothon is our Toy Shop at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. This is the week that all the toys from our seasonal toy drive will be distributed to families in need. To learn more about participating as a collection site, a set-up volunteer or as an event day volunteer, go here.
We can’t meet this kind of need without our volunteers. If you’re interested in ringing a bell, hosting a coat or toy collection drive, or participating in Radiothon, there are lots of ways to give of your dollars and your time. Please give Elizabeth a call at 224-1010.
Target hits bullseye for Angel Tree
November 11, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Last year, over 13,000 toys were donated for needy families through our Angel Tree program. Times are tough for many Indiana families, so we’re expecting even more applications for Christmas assistance this year. So, our friends at Target are making it even easier to help.
Check out our Toy Shop TargetList on Target’s website. You’ll find “TargetLists” in the upper right corner. Click on the list and enter “The Salvation Army” for the first name and “Indiana Division” for the last name and choose “Indiana” for the state. You’ll see this:
The Salvation Army – Indiana Division – IN
Created For: The Salvation Army
List Type: Christmas
Event Date: December 17, 2008
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Created By: The Salvation Army Indiana Division
List Message: Last year, The Salvation Army Toy Shop provided Christmas for 1,700 Indianapolis children. Your donation through Target.com will help us continue “Doing the Most Good” for our littlest neighbors in need this Christmas.
What follows is a wishlist of toys – like a virtual Angel Tree. Instead of going to one of our Central Indiana toy collection sites, you can select one or more toys on the TargetList and they will be shipped to us in time for Toy Shop on December 17th. You can also choose to purchase gift cards for kids who are a little too old for toys, but not too old to find something special under the tree.
So, while you’re shopping on-line playing Santa to your kids, you can help parents who are struggling this year play Santa to theirs!
