THANK YOU!
With your support The Salvation Army
raised more than $555,000 on North Texas Giving Day, more than twice the amount we
raised last year.
We’re thankful of your trust, time, and resources as we continue helping North Texans in their time of need.
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| Amy Grant headlines the 2012 Annual Doing The Most Good Luncheon! |
The 2012 Annual Doing The Most Good
Luncheon in Dallas is coming soon!
This
year’s luncheon will be held on November 15, starting at noon, at the Hilton
Anatole. Six-time Grammy award winner Amy Grant will be our
keynote speaker. Amy will also perform a couple of her songs at the event!
Learn more about
the luncheon on our website.
PAST EVENTS
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| From left: Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck, Charlotte Jones Anderson, Captain Michele Matthews, Emmitt Smith, and Mark Schortman. |
In September, Former Dallas Cowboys running back, Dancing With The Stars competitor, and Youth Education Town
Council Chair Emmitt Smith joined Charlotte Jones Anderson of the Dallas
Cowboys, Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck, and Mark Schortman of Coca-Cola, in announcing the construction of the North Texas
Youth Education Town in Arlington.
A Super Bowl XLV
legacy project, the Youth Education Town
will serve underprivileged youth in the Arlington
area.
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| Adam Young of Owl City serving meals at the Carr P. Collins Center in Dallas. |
Residents at our Carr P. Collins Center received
a visit from pop music sensation Owl City. Led by Adam Young, members of Owl City
stepped away from their tour to serve meals and build awareness
for The Salvation Army.
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| Scott O'Grady addresses the audience at the Garland Annual Banquet. |
We celebrated the work of The Salvation
Army in Garland at our recent 2012 Annual Doing
The Most Good Banquet at the Garland
Arts Center. Scott O’Grady, keynote speaker and former
Air Force pilot, described his six trying days of survival in Bosnia after
his plane was shot down.
Dinner guests
also heard the story of Sandra Silva. A native of Laredo
who moved to Dallas
after high school, Sandra endured the death of her disabled child, homelessness,
drug abuse, and incarceration. Following her release from jail, she turned her
life around, with help from The Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army participated in a field day
at Southwest Airlines. There, Southwest Airlines employees signed up as
volunteers for disaster relief operations and our upcoming Christmas season. We
appreciate those who signed up and their willingness to participate when
called.
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| The Christmas season is coming soon! Updates on the Angel Tree program and the Online Red Kettle campaign are on our website, at SalvationArmyDFW.org. |
We’re quickly approaching the Christmas
season! For information about this year’s Online Red Kettle campaign and Angel
Tree program, visit our website, at SalvationArmyDFW.org.
News and events can also be found on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Warm Regards,
Captain Michele and Major Ward Matthews
DFW Metroplex Command
Leadership
