The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County Opens Holiday Volunteer Opportunities
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The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County Opens Holiday Volunteer Opportunities
MILWAUKEE COUNTY - Do you want to give back this holiday season? Consider volunteering for The Salvation Army in Milwaukee County. We have hundreds of open shifts for upcoming events around the county.
To sign up, visit: http://salar.my/SAMKEVols (with the exception of bell ringing). Groups should email requests to nancy.zompolas@usc.salvationarmy.org.
Volunteers are needed for the following holiday programs:
- Bell Ringing: Help raise money to fund 80+ programs in Milwaukee County. Please visit registertoring.com.
- Christmas Family Feast: Christmas Family Feast is a Milwaukee tradition. Now in its 30th year, the event provides food, fun and fellowship for Milwaukee County residents on Christmas Day.
- Coats for Kids: Collect, organize and distribute warm winter clothing to children in need.
- Prison Toy Program: Help wrap toys for children of incarcerated parents.
- Toy Shop: Collect, organize and distribute toys to children in need.
Summer and fall opportunities are still available as well, including:
- Feed the Kids: Assemble lunches for children in Milwaukee County.
- Backpack Program: Help collect backpacks and school supplies for children in Milwaukee County.
- Summer Youth Program: After school programs at our Citadel Corps Worship and Community Center.
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About The Salvation Army:
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. The Salvation Army tracks the level of need across the country with the Human Needs Index (Human NeedsIndex.org). Locally, 87 cents of every dollar raised is used to support more than 80 programs and services.