The Salvation Army in Great Falls is raising money for a back to school shopping program
MTN
and last updated 2021-07-28 19:39:25-04
GREAT FALLS â The Salvation Army in Great Falls is working to raise $1,500 to take 10 children in need on a back to school shopping trip next month.
Kids are chosen by the Salvation Armyâs social services staff using state and federal guidelines to assess a childâs need. With social media and the access that kids have to the world to see how other people live, our low income kids, it makes it hard socially to go to school when you don t have the clothing, the shoes, the jacket the desirable items that all the people are wanting and using and that they see on the internet,â said Monica King of the Great Falls Salvation Army.
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Fire in Choteau displaces apartment residents
Cassandra Soto - MTN
By: Cassandra Soto
and last updated 2021-04-20 17:21:14-04
CHOTEAU â Emergency crews battled a fire at an apartment building in Choteau on Tuesday afternoon.
Witnesses tell MTN News it happened at the Gunther apartment building nad people were urged to avoid Main Avenue North.
All 20 residents of the building have been accounted for; two people were taken to Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation.
According to the Teton County Sheriff s Office, the fire will more than likely continue to burn into the night.
Salvation Army in Great Falls working to make up funding deficit
and last updated 2021-01-06 12:07:38-05
GREAT FALLS â Now that the holiday season is over, The Salvation Army in Great Falls is looking for ways to make up a funding deficit. The iconic red kettle campaign is the Salvation Armyâs biggest fundraiser of the year.
Due to Covid-19, there were about half the usual number of kettles and bell ringers around Great Falls during the holiday season.
A lot of fundraising efforts went virtual. The Salvation Army raised $59,743, which is about $18,000 shy of their goal. Hereâs a breakdown of the fundraising efforts: