THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR OPENING YOUR HEART TO OUR SERVICE.

 (Click for THE SALVATION ARMY'S NEW ERA OF SERVICE and the listen as   Aaron Sadoff explains what makes Fond du Lac an A+ community.    )

WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR CIRCLE OF SERVICE ARE AS VARIED & UNIQUE AS YOU ARE! HERE ARE SOME IDEAS:

Add to the Golden Kettle Legacy Memorial and allow us to seve in memory of a loved one. The Osborn Family established The Golden Kettle Legacy Memorial Match during 2023 Bucket Brigade  in memory of Charlie Osborn and Samantha (Osborn) Richardson, brother and sister lost in a 2022 car accident. The Salvation Army is honored to serve in their memory and in the memory of others who have been added to the memorial kettle.   The Golden Kettle Memorial fund fights for the hearts, homes and lives of our community, powers an endgame to homelessness, delivers addition recovery opportunity and sets families on the Pathway of Hope.  Each year, at Christmastime, those who have lost loved ones are invited to add a name to the Golden Kettle Legacy and we are honored to serve in their memory. "We know Christmas is especially tough for those who have empty chairs at the table and we hoped families would feel the compassion of our family and The Salvation Army circling around them when they see the golden kettles," Sandy Osborn shared. Contact Community Resource Development Director for details.

CHERRY KETTLE CORN is the sweet treat created by the Faris family, owners of Faris Gourmet Popcorn to benefit The Salvation Army of Fond du Lac in 2019.  Launched during the Red Kettle Campaign, it is now a year round favorite, available online and in their local retail "Popquarters."  Pop over for a special birthday, employee, church, school, family treat that helps others in your community too!

Donate Money Any Time of The Year
Your donations stay in our community, supporting our county's most thorough circle of supportive year round services 

Donate To/ Shop Our Thrift Store
The goods you donate and the money you spend in The Salvation Army Thrift Store fund programs that heal broken lives.
 
Bonds, Funds, Stocks and IRA Rollover
Make a gift of your securities to help those who need it most.

Planned Giving, Wills and Gift Annuities
Provide hope for the future with a planned donation.

Transfer Airline Miles
Donate airline miles to help The Salvation Army meet need all over the U.S.  *link to Airline Miles info page
 
Sponsor a Child Overseas *link to Overseas Child info page

Donate a Vehicle & help put someone on the road to recovery. 

Pray- for us and those we serve.

Explore our volunteer opportunities and serve alongside us. 

Plan to involve your family, church, business, organization in our Red Kettle & Christmas Campaign and Coat Collection & Distribution. 

Organize a Bags of Hope collection at your school, church, club, organization or place of employment. Contact our Community Resource Development Director with questions & Click here for 15 Collection Tips.  

Donate Supplies. Every season comes with a list:

Summertime is the season for

• Food for Brown Bag Lunch. (14,000 free  lunches, on average, annually) SUPPLIES: Donate individually packaged fruit snacks, granola bars, juice boxes, 8 oz. water bottles, individual fruit/applesauce cups, peanut butter & jelly.
•  Back to School SUPPLIES: donate school supplies, bus passes, new earbuds, new children's underwear.

Fall is focused on 

• New & Gently Used Coats.  To help: donate new/gently used (pockets in good repair, no tears or holes, zippers in good working order) coats in children and adult sizes and help keep Fond du Lac warm!
• Thanksgiving Meal SUPPLIES: donate main dish meats (turkeys, roasts, Cornish hens, chickens, hams), boxed stuffing, canned cranberries, instant mashed potatoes, canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup.

Winter warms up with

• Toys & Gifts for Christmas. The Salvation Army annually reaches out to individuals and parents who are struggling to make ends meet. We gather their Christmas lists, then fill as many as we can. This program embodies the spirit of Christmas and serves more than 1000 children and families.  
• TO HELP:  Host a Toys for Tots Collection,  Select from the Angel Tree, volunteer 
  SUPPLY LIST: donate new books & toys suitable for children, teens and adults, earbuds, movie passes, board games, crock pots, slippers, winter scarves, fashion scarves, fun, fuzzy socks, hand care gift sets.
• Christmas Meal SUPPLY LIST: donate main dish meats (turkeys, roasts, Cornish hens, chickens, hams), boxed stuffing, canned cranberries, instant mashed potatoes, canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup

Spring into celebrations with

• Birthday & Celebration Supplies: Families working hard to better their circumstances do not have extra resources to celebrate special events as children's birthdays. Our Celebration Supply Closet makes celebrating these magical milestones possible.
• TO HELP: donate birthday-themed paper plates, cups, napkins, table covering, cake mixes, frosting, birthday candles, books, board games. 

Your support, however you share it,  means so much!   Alliant Energy worked with us to create a special graphic to convey  the hope, compassion and kindness that supports our service through thick and thin.  When COVID-19 invaded Fond du Lac County, no one had immunity from the virus, or its economic impact. Unemployment soared. The homeless population quadrupled. For the first time in local history, almost half of the county qualified for some form of assistance.  While much of the community stood still, The Salvation Army of Fond du Lac reinvented its service and kept its doors open. Today, that graphic rolls through our community on our truck and welcomes visitors to our Fellowship Hall.  It is a constant symbol of our work together, in this diverse community we love. 

“At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or what you've accomplished...It's about who you have lifted up, who you've made better.  It's about what you've given back."   D. Washington