Mary Strenth was named The Salvation Army Volunteer of the Year and received a plaque, but she was quick to share the credit with her husband, Robert. ...more

March 30, 2009

While The Salvation Army set a holiday donation record nationally, a sagging local economy accounted for a nearly 27 percent drop in red kettle collections for its Sebring unit in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to Major Mary Holmes. ...more

March 28, 2009

The midday sun reflected off Lake Jackson and created the perfect background for the fifth annual Salvation Army Civic Luncheon, held Friday at the Sebring Civic Center. ...more

February 14, 2009

Parkway Food Ministries in Sebring was providing food to about 50 families a month when it opened in October 2007. With the recession hitting people harder, the ministry now gives food to 300 families monthly. ...more

January 26, 2009

Georgia Jones is afraid to ask for what the food bank really needs: fresh and frozen foods. She and her assistant are both going away for Christmas, and they don't want frozen turkeys thawing on the doorstep of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's food bank. ...more

December 20, 2008

The Salvation Army and Atonement Lutheran Church in Sebring are teaming up this year to provide a free Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the trimmings, expecting to serve between 300 to 400 people. ...more

November 14, 2008

Linda Quarles estimated she saved at least $4 when she bought a new air filter for a dollar at the Salvation Army thrift store on Kenilworth Boulevard. ...more

October 15, 2008

SEBRING — The Salvation Army looked a lot like a big family gathering on Thanksgiving, with people hugging one another as they walked through the door and many cooks in the kitchen. Capt. Mary Holmes said the Salvation Army feeds about 75 mouths every Thanksgiving, and most of those people volunteer during the meal as well. "We usually have as many volunteers as we have diners," Holmes said. "A lot of people don't want to come just for the meal, so they help out as well, and we love having them. To me, people need the fellowship just as much as they need a hot meal." The diners enjoyed turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberries, rolls and big slices of pie. The turkey was donated by Kiwanis Club, and Village Inn had a pie drive and donated 40 pies. ...more

November 23, 2007

SEBRING — Those looking for USDA food commodities from the Salvation Army after the county quit supplying it will have to get it somewhere else for at least another month and a half. The Salvation Army in Sebring is undergoing a "routine" first-time inspection and audit that will continue at least a month, said Linda Cahill of the Lakeland-based Cahill Ministries Food Bank. "It's just a routine thing... every time an organization comes in, it first must be inspected," Cahill said. "It took Salvation Army a long time to get their paperwork back." The USDA food commodity program provides mostly canned food and some dry food for the needy, and several food pantries get their designated USDA commodity food from food banks. ...more

October 29, 2007