Security Federal Bank's Looney Tunes Savings Club donates to The Salvation Army!

Representatives from Security Federal Bank's Looney Tunes Savings Club recently presented Major Richard L. Jones, Area Coordinator at The Salvation Army of the Midlands, with a $275 check.

The Looney Tunes Savings Club is for kids up to 11 years old. Accounts can be set up at any Security Federal Bank location or at one of the following Elementary Schools: Pineview, Pine Grove, Lexington, New Providence, Red Bank, Saluda River, Claude Taylor, Logan or Brennen. Security Federal Bank donates one dollar to The Salvation Army Angel Tree Christmas Assistance Program for every deposit made at the in-school Looney Tunes banks during a five week campaign.

Thanks to everyone involved in this wonderful donation!

Stuff-A-Bus 2010 totals!

Here are the Stuff-A-Bus grand totals for the Walmarts on Forest Dr, Sunset Blvd, Two Notch Rd and Harbison Blvd.

Gifts: 5,854

Pounds of food: 7,247

Bicycles: 107

Thanks to everyone involved in this year's Stuff-A-Bus!

Stuff-A-Bus 2010 on December 10

We had another BIG day at Stuff-A-Bus, for the second week in a row! City buses were parked in Walmart parking lots at Two Notch Road and Harbison Blvd.

Totals for number of gifts, pounds of food and bicycles received will be available shortly. Until then, here are some photos of the Stuff-A-Bus event at Harbison Blvd.

Stuff-A-Bus begins at 5 AM, so we were there to watch an amazing sunrise!

This camera was positioned on the bus to document the day of stuffing!

Our friends from Clear Channel Radio!

Live updates at the bus courtesy of WLTX's Lewis Turner and Curtis Wilson!

Thanks to those from South Carolina State University for their donations!

Santa Claus and Lt. Josh Morse spreading good cheer!

Stuff-A-Bus is a great opportunity for children to learn about giving.

Darci Strickland from WLTX on the bus!

The Chick-fil-a cow mascots are always up for a photo opportunity!

Thanks to Chick-fil-a for its food donations!

Thanks to Chief of Police Randy Scott and the Columbia Police Department for its donations!

Thanks to Sherriff James Metts and the Lexington County Sherriff's Department for their donations!

The bus at the Walmart on Harbison Blvd was fully stuffed by 7:30 PM!

We'll tell you how stuffed the buses were in a future update!

Sunset over Stuff-A-Bus at the Walmart on Harbison Blvd was especially picturesque

on this December night!

Thanks to all donors and volunteers that made the event so special!

Stuff-A-Bus 2010 on December 3

Thanks to everyone who came to Stuff-A-Bus at the Walmarts on Forest Drive and Sunset Blvd on Friday, December 3!

Here are some photos!

One of our first donors of the day, placing gifts on the bus!

WLTX-TV provided excellent coverage!

Live music from the bus!

Bike race!

Where's Andrea?

What an event!

Inside of the bus at the end of the night!

Thanks to all partners and volunteers who made the event so special.

Please join us next Friday, December 10 between 5:00 AM and 7:30 PM at the Walmarts on Two Notch Rd. and Harbison Blvd. for the next Stuff-A-Bus!

Donate gifts and food that will be distributed by The Salvation Army to families in need!

Annual Christmas Kickoff Celebration at SC State House

The Salvation Army of the Midlands held its Annual Christmas Kickoff Celebration at the South Carolina State House on Friday, November 19, 2010.

Thanks to all participants for your important contributions. The event would not have been the same without you!

Thanks to WOLO, WLTX and WACH for your television coverage!

Thanks to the Krispy Kreme in Cayce for donating dozens of delicious glazed doughnuts!

Thanks to The Salvation Army staff, church members and advisory board members for your wonderful teamwork!

Below are photos from the day's event.


View from behind the speaker's chairs before kickoff



Major Richard L. Jones, Area Coordinator, The Salvation Army of the Midlands, and our distinguished panel of speakers

The Honorable Steve Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, gives a call to care for the needy in our community.

Steve Anastasion, Chairman, Salvation Army Advisory Board, provides a grand welcome.

Terry Povey, Chairwoman, Salvation Army Christmas Committee, shares the history of the Red Kettle Campaign.

 A Salvation Army Brass Ensemble made up of musicians from throughout the North and South Carolina Division plays familiar Christmas tunes.

 Staff Sgt Timothy Mayberry shares information about Toys for Tots and its working relationship with The Salvation Army.

The Heathwood Hall Concert Choir, led by Janis Corley, Choral Director, sings a couple of numbers.

Fenton Overdyke, Vice Chairman, Salvation Army Advisory Board, thanks special partners in the community for their support of The Salvation Army's Christmas programs.

Pastor Paul Pingel from Ebenezer Lutheran Church offers a closing prayer.

Thanks again to everyone who supported the kickoff event!





Red Kettle Kickoff at Columbia Rotary Club meeting-11.1.2010

Captain Kettle at the Columbia Rotary Club meeting

Just a day after Halloween, Salvation Army of the Midlands representatives attended the Columbia Rotary Club meeting held on November 1 at 1:00 PM at Seawell's Banquet and Reception Center on Rosewood Drive to invite and encourage rotarians to Ring the Bell for The Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle fundraising campaign.

The Columbia Rotary Club has committed to fill 200 shifts spanning five kettle sites which include Green's on Assembly Street, Green's on Fernandina Road, Piggly Wiggly on Forest Drive and Walmart on Forest Drive.

Salvation Army representatives attended the meeting and displayed boards representing the available shifts. Rotarians were given the chance to place a business card on the boards to register to Ring the Bell.

Pictured below is a smiling Columbia Rotary Club member placing her business card on the board for Green's on Assembly Street.

During the lunchtime meeting, JT Gandolfo, Salvation Army of the Midlands advisory board member and Columbia Rotary Club member, called for 100% participation of the Columbia Rotary Club to Ring the Bell this Christmas season. He also showed a creative and humorous short film, in which he starred, about what would have happened if people didn't step up when called upon. Noah from the Bible, Luke Skywalker from Star Wars and Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger were three examples featured in the film.

Below is a photo from the meeting, taken as the film played to a captive audience.

Salvation Army representatives will attend Columbia Rotary Club meetings for the next several weeks to continue recruitment.

Thanks to all of the rotarians who have already committed to Ring the Bell!

And for those who have yet to commit to Ring the Bell, we look forward to seeing you in the coming weeks!

The Salvation Army of the Midlands is grateful for the support of the Columbia Rotary Club.



The Salvation Army of the Midlands has a blog!

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This will be a place where you can find out a bit more about how your Salvation Army is at work in the local community.

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