COLUMBIA SALVATION ARMY RESPONDS TO ATLANTA AREA FLOOD EVACUEES
Two workers to assist in recovery efforts
Columbia, S.C. September 24, 2009—Two Salvation Army representatives from the Columbia Command will deploy to the Atlanta Area on Thursday, September 24, 2009, with the Mobile Disaster Response Canteen to assist in the relief efforts. The “Canteen” is a virtual industrial kitchen on wheels with capacity to prepare and serve upwards of 1,500 meals per day.
Canteen manager, Roy Carson, and Canteen Food Service Specialist, Melvin Tucker, will join dozens of Salvation Army responders from Lawrenceville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Greenville. Salvation Army relief services will consist of feeding and hydrating flood victims and first responders. The Salvation Army will also provide pastoral counseling for both victims and first responders. The Columbia Command is scheduled for a seven (7) day deployment.
For more information, or to donate to The Salvation Army Disaster Relief efforts, please visit www.salvationarmyusa.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
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About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 128 years in the United States. Nearly 29 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing spiritual counseling, food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and housing assistance to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. Nationwide, 83 cents of every dollar raised is used to support those services.
