Salvation Army crew gears up for holiday season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year or at least the officers and volunteers at the Salvation Army are working to ensure that’s so for local families who may not be able to afford food and gifts this holiday season.

Lieutenants John Birks and Mysti Birks will be working with board members and volunteers to assemble Thanksgiving food boxes for 62 households representing 154 individuals this year. The boxes will be distributed Nov. 25 in time for families to make preparations for the big meal on Thanksgiving Day.

Sign-ups for Christmas food boxes are ongoing and will end Nov. 21. So far 70 h...

 

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