Friday, October 26, 2012

Leadership Blog: Fall in Review!



Dear Friends,

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.

Amy Grant headlines the
2012 Annual Doing The Most
Good Luncheon!
2012 ANNUAL DOING THE MOST GOOD LUNCHEON IN DALLAS

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

From left: Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck,
Charlotte Jones Anderson,
Captain Michele Matthews,
Emmitt Smith, and Mark Schortman.
"SMASH THE WALL EVENT"
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.

Adam Young of Owl City serving meals
at the Carr P. Collins Center in Dallas.
OWL CITY VISITS THE SALVATION ARMY
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.



Scott O'Grady addresses the audience
at the Garland Annual Banquet.
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.


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.
COMING UP!

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

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