I M aware that, in the grand ghastly scheme of things these days, not receiving Christmas cards from family and friends to most people is of no great importance and nothing really to get upset about, but as I have been a widow for more than 10 years and live alone. these little things just make a bad situation seem worse still. Four of my long-term friends from North and South Lanarkshire posted Christmas cards to me around two weeks ago. My sister and niece in Canada mailed theirs at the beginning of December and my son, who lives in Baden Wurtemberg in Germany, posted his on December 8. I have, as yet, received none of them. My son also ordered, on the same date, a present online to be delivered to me and was told it was guaranteed to be received before the 24th. The company has now told him it cannot honour its original guarantee.
Salvation Army to end bell-ringing tradition early due to rise in COVID-19 cases
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Due to the rise in new COVID-19 cases in Middle Tennessee, the Salvation Army of Nashville has made the decision to silence its bells early this year.
Organization leaders said they made the decision end the campaign early in support of first responders. The Salvation Army works alongside our communityâs first responder teams when disaster strikes our community to provide life-sustaining services to our neighbors, said Major Ethan Frizzell. This disaster called COVID is long-lasting and ever-changing in its impact, and while we continue to provide our life-sustaining services to our community as we have for the last nine months, we feel it is our responsibility to our first responder partners to not actively be out in the community any more than is critically necessary during this spike in numbers to try and help sl
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Updated : 2020-12-17 16:53
A pedestrian makes a donation at the Salvation Army s red kettle located in Seocho Subway Station in Seoul, Monday. The charity group s iconic campaign will continue until the end of this year. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
COVID-19 empties streets, yet people still donate for those in need
By Park Han-sol
The sound of a small tin bell echoes throughout Seocho Subway Station, catching the attention of some of the rushing pedestrians on a December mid-afternoon. Following the sound in the middle of the hustle and bustle, they soon come across an iconic sight of the Christmas season here: a bright red kettle accompanied by a sign reading The Salvation Army.
St. Thomas, ON, Canada / 94.1 St.ThomasToday.ca
Dec 16, 2020 7:27 AM
Thanks to a $50,000 contribution from the Estate of Donna Vera Evans Bushell as well as silent donors, the Salvation Army St. Thomas has purchased their first âMobile Canteenâ vehicle.
Serving St. Thomas and Elgin County, the new specially-equipped vehicle will provide support to first responders during emergencies and disasters, as well as outreach for homeless and marginalized individuals.
While the Salvation Army owns and operates Mobile Canteens in many other communities, this vehicle will be the first one purchased specifically to serve St. Thomas and Elgin County
âThe Salvation Army St. Thomas has been serving this community for over 135 years,â remarked Captain Nyree Bond. âWe continue to seek innovative ways to offer help to those in need. We are grateful for the generous donation from the Estate of Donna Bushell, which became the impetus for this new program to purchase a mobil