The Salvation Army To Recognize Volunteers At Annual Appreciation Luncheon
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The Salvation Army To Recognize Volunteers At Annual Appreciation Luncheon
MILWAUKEE COUNTY - The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County will present 16 recognition awards at their annual volunteer appreciation luncheon this week.
The ceremony will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago Street, in Milwaukee.
Our army of volunteers reached more than 6,000 individuals in 2017, and gave more than 20,000 volunteer hours combined to the programs and services of The Salvation Army.
Those receiving awards are as follows:
2017 Red Kettle Campaign Chair Recognition Award:
-Melinda Davenport
2017 Youth Group Bell Ringing Volunteers:
-Red Kettle Club at Brookfield Central High School
Service Club Bell Ringing Volunteers of the Year:
-Wauwatosa Lions Club
2017 Celebrity Bell Ringing Volunteer Award:
-Coreen Zell
-Rebecca Klopf
2017 Doing the Most Good Awards:
-Dolores Lorenz
-Debbie Anderson
-Kohl's
-Terry Frey
-Next Step Ministries
The Emergency Lodge Volunteer of the Year:
-Mike Sego
Citadel Worship and Community Center Volunteer of the Year:
-Johnny Lovett, Sr.
West Worship and Community Center Volunteers of the Year:
-Richard Vang
-Alina Vang
Cold Spring Worship and Community Center Volunteers of the Year:
-Mendez Family
Oak Creek Worship and Community Center Volunteers of the Year:
-Maryann Surdyk
-Keith Schulenburg
-Terry Tregellas
The Salvation Army Chaplaincy Program Volunteers of the Year:
-Jesse McSwain
-Merrick Watkins
Volunteer of the Year, The Salvation Army of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Division:
-Lynne Hines-Levy
For more information about The Salvation Army's volunteer program, or to see future volunteer opportunities, visit www.SAmilwaukee.org.
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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.