Category: The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army Holds Two Community Events in Early April 2012
The Salvation Army will host its annual Spring-A-Ling Easter Fling family event on Tuesday, April 3rd at its location at 1000 C Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, from 4:30 – 6 pm. Activities will take place throughout the building and outdoors, weather-permitting. There will be games, cookie decorating, crafts, story time with the Easter Bunny and [...]
Join Our Efforts to Help Children Overcome Barriers to Educational Success!
Only 50% of low-income kindergarteners in the United Way service area have the skills they need to start reading; and these children are well behind their higher income peers – because of a variety of barriers that inhibit their likelihood of performing at grade level. And of 50 children having difficulty in kindergarten, 44 will still [...]
Salvation Army Hosts Christmas Meal on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
Cedar Rapids- The Salvation Army will host its annual community Christmas meal at its facility at 1000 C Avenue NW. The meal is served from 11:30 am – 1 pm and is open to anyone in need. No registration is required. For more information, contact The Salvation Army at 319-364-9131. By The Salvation Army
Happy Holidays from United Way
United Way is continuously working on improving the community as a whole and we wanted to share some of the good things that are going on in our community this holiday season. Happy Holidays! United Way of East Central Iowa Happy Holidays from United Way Lois Buntz, President & CEO: “Happy [...]
From The Gazette: Number of Iowans living in poverty increases
“We’ve had people tell us ‘I used to be a donor, and now I need a food box,’ ” said Mindy Kaiser, spokeswoman for the Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids. Read The Gazette article, which includes data for counties, here. What are we doing to work on this and other community issues? Click here to [...]
Toys For Tots Distribution Held This Week
This week The Salvation Army held their Toys For Tots distribution at Hawkeye Downs. Many volunteers helped at the event including two of our own United Way staff members – Sue Driscoll and Judy Stoffel. There was a wide range of volunteer staff at the event. For some, this was their first time volunteering – while others [...]
Fighting Hunger during the Holidays
Salvation Army, a United Way Agency, serves a hearty Thanksgiving Dinner for those in need in our community. United Way is helping people gain access to the resources to remain stable during these difficult times. One of the ways that United Way is helping is by assisting families that are food insecure. Being food insecure means [...]
Wehrenberg Food Drive – Cedar Rapids
Donate five canned food items (per person) at the local Wehrenberg movie theater (Cedar Rapids Galaxy 16 Cine) and see a matinee movie starting before 5 pm for free. Bring an additional ten cans – fifteen total, and receive a pass to come back another day. All donations go to The Salvation Army food pantry [...]
Toys for Tots drop-off sites
You can now donate new and unopened toys at several locations around the area. For a list of sites go here. Goodwill accepts used toys. For even more giving opportunities go here.
Salvation Army Hosts Thanksgiving Meal on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
The Salvation Army will host its annual community Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday at its facility at 1000 C Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids. The meal is served from 11:30 am – 1 pm and is open to anyone in need. No registration is required. Target is sponsoring this year’s meal. For more information, contact The Salvation [...]
