Salvation Army

Salvation Army Social Media Campaign Supports ‘Doing The Most Good’ Week

The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit is encouraging metro Detroiters to perform “Random Acts of Goodness” through social media for the nonprofit’s eighth annual Doing the Most Good Week, May 9-19.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/08

Up For Bids: Signed Babe Ruth Baseball

There’s some baseball buzz surrounding this weekend’s 9th annual Rochester Hills spring antique and collectible auction slated for Saturday.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/01

‘I Wear Your Grandad’s Clothes’: Thrift Shopping Thrives

A song about thrift shopping is a huge hit — but what’s the reaction from the people who operate thrift stores?

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/26

Quicken Loans team member volunteers line up to help The Salvation Army announce the results of the 2012 Red Kettle Campaign. (Photo Courtesy: The Salvation Army)

Salvation Army 2012 Red Kettle Campaign Raises Record Setting Total

The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit announced that it raised $8,303,690.86 through its 2012 Red Kettle Campaign, the largest amount the nonprofit has ever raised through all previous annual campaigns.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/09

Grenades. (File Photo by Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

Grenades Found Among Charitable Donations

Police say several stores in the area were also evacuated as a precaution.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/07

Salvation Army Bell Ringers collect funds for charity. (Getty Images)

‘Why Do You Do That?’: A Bell Ringer’s Tale

Most of my life I have tried my best to avoid eye contact with strange men. But, for 8 hours each year I smile at all of them — women, too. I am a volunteer bell ringer for the Salvation Army.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/25

Salvation Army Of Metro Detroit Paints The City Red

The city of Detroit is turning red to raise awareness of the final days metro Detroiters can donate to The Salvation Army’s 2012 Red Kettle Campaign, which ends when red kettles leave storefronts across metro Detroit on Christmas Eve.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/21

Credit Union Holiday Campaign Uses Social Media For ‘Warming Hearts & Homes’

Area residents are invited to use cell phone technology and social media to help make a difference this holiday season during Community Financial Credit Union’s “Warming Hearts & Homes” program.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/02

Salvation Army Goes High Tech With Android Phones From AT&T

The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit has gone high tech for the 2012 Red Kettle campaign. AT&T Inc. is loaning the nonprofit 36 Android phones to support the drivers who transport bell ringers and the iconic red kettles to and from nearly 450 locations thorughout metro Detroit.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/18