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 18 recognition awards at its annual volunteer appreciation luncheon this week.
The ceremony will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago Street, in Milwaukee.
Our army of volunteers reached more than 7,000 individuals in 2018, and gave more than 20,000 volunteer hours combined to the programs and services of The Salvation Army.
Those receiving awards are as follows:
Red Kettle Campaign Chair
- Cecelia Gore, Executive Director, Milwaukee Brewers Foundation
Youth Group Bell Ringing Volunteers
- Oak Creek High School Renaissance Club
Service Club Bell Ringing Volunteers
- Oak Creek Lion’s Club
Celebrity Bell Ringer Volunteers
- Rebecca Klopf and Coreen Zell, TODAY’S TMJ4
Milwaukee Police Department District Kettle Challenge
- MPD District 4
“Doing the Most Good” Recognition Awards
- Susan Freedy, Swing Fore the Kettle
- Dick Bayerlein, Swing Fore the Kettle
- Evan O’Connor, Gymnasium Makeover - Citadel
- Grandview High School, Gymnasium Makeover - Citadel
- The Tarnowski Family, Christmas Family Feast
- Col. James Powell, Toy Shop
- Major John Reed, Toy Shop
The Salvation Army Milwaukee County Corps Volunteers of the Year:
- Lynne Hines-Levy, Citadel Worship & Community Center
- Shirley Saryan and Tara Cavazos, Cold Spring Worship & Community Center
- Richard Dassow, The Salvation Army Emergency Lodge
- Peggy Holmes, Oak Creek Worship & Community Center
- Joseph Woodland, West Corps Worship & Community Center
Chaplaincy Program Volunteer of the Year
- Marcine Spoke
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.