You can host your own Online Red Kettle and then receive donations by
sending emails to others containing a link to your Red Kettle page.
It's fun, easy and for a great cau
se. You'll be amazed as you watch
your Online Red Kettle fill with donations that go to fund services and
programs such as feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless and
providing educational opportunities for children. As you help us raise
much needed funds, you are helping us in "Doing the Most Good" by
warming the hearts of souls of those in need at Christmas and year
round. The Salvation Army and the people we serve appreciate every gift
given.
2009 ANGEL TREE PROGRAM
The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program provides new
clothing and toys for children here in the Austin Metropolitan area. This year
thousands of children have given a "wish" to the Salvation Army in hopes that
someone in the community will make it come true.
Here is how you can help:
A sponsoring company or corporation places a Christmas tree
in a secure, high-pedestrian traffic area or lobby. The tree is decorated with
numbered paper angel tags with the first name, age and gender of a child who
will receive the gifts.
You can pick up one or more tags from the tree and purchase
gifts for the child on the tag. The toys are then delivered to the Salvation
Army and later picked up by the parent to give to the child/children on
Christmas day.
If you or your company would like to adopt 10 or more angels, contact the Salvation Army at (5120 634-5937 or click to email
now.
J.C. Penney Angel Tree (November 2 - December 14)
J.
C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) and The Salvation Army are joining
forces this Christmas season to give joy to people in need through a
grand-scale online Angel Giving Tree program.
From now until December 14, for the first-time ever, customers can adopt and shop online for Angel at www.jcp.com/angel, providing tens of thousands of children facing hardship in communities across the country with Christmas gifts.
Daughtry announced as red kettle
kick-off special guest
Grammy-Nominated Act for Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day GameDallas
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones
and The Salvation Army's national community relations secretary Major George
Hood announced that the group Daughtry would be the featured artists for the
2009 Thanksgiving Day Red Kettle Kick-off. The Grammy-nominated band was on
hand to talk about their performance, meet Cowboys players and representatives
and talk with children from local Salvation Army programs.
Daughtry is a rock band from North Carolina, formed and fronted by former
American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry in 2006. Their self-titled debut album
was released in 2006, reaching number one for two non-consecutive weeks on the
Billboard 200, sold more than four million copies and was named the number one
selling album of 2007 by Billboard.
The bands's sophomore record, Leave This Town,
was released on July 14, 2009 debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 selling
269,000 copies in its first week. About, Leave This Town, Chris Daughtry says.,
"A lot of the lyrics are about how leaps of faith can set us free or tie
us down, and realizing that we often find heartache when we run from something
and redemption when we run toward something," With this release, Chris
Daughtry made American Idol history by becoming the first 'Idol' to have two
consecutive #1 albums.
The Dallas Cowboys and The Salvation Army have
celebrated the national kickoff of the Red Kettle campaign for the last 12
years, raising more than $1 billion for people in need during that time. The game
and halftime show has become and annual Thanksgiving tradition for millions of
football fans across the country. This year, the Cowboys will face the Oakland
Raiders on November 26 starting at 3:15 pm CST.
Previous Red Kettle Kickoff halftime
performers include: Jonas Brothers, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Sheryl
Crow, Destiny's Child, Toby Keith, LeAnn Rimes, Creed, Jessica Simpson, Billy
Gillman, Clint Black, Randy Travis and Reba McEntire.
This will be the first Salvation Army halftime show
held at the new Cowboy Stadium.
Visit the Daughty website here: http://www.daughtryofficial.com
The Salvation Army Shoe In Program - Update
THANK YOU to all the volunteers who donated their time, talents and resources to make the 2009 Salvation Army Shoe In a great big success. This year's Shoe In benefited children in Georgetown Independent School District and surrounding communities including Jarrell, Liberty Hill, Florence, Round Rock and Pflugerville.
We especially like to thank our friends from The Caring Place in Georgetown who assisted in identifying children in need and we also want to thank our dear friends at First United Methodist Church - Georgetown for making the beautiful McKinney Center available for the shoe distribution.
778 children received brand new socks and New Balance running shoes that were facilitated through the efforts of Paul Carrozza of RUNTEX.
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Members of Lakeway Church volunteer at the downtown shelter.
L-R, Tom Rogstad, Judi Davis, Tom Broyles, Ernie Steinle, Susan VanWinkle, Warren Terry