The Salvation Army, ringing in hope this Christmas season

Submitted by Monica Bailey, Board Member

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty intentional about how I give of my time and money. I have trusted The Salvation Army as an organization and a service for many years. Motivated by a love of God and others, this national 501(c)3 nonprofit is known for spending as little as possible on administrative costs, and as much as possible on local needs, including food assistance, emergency rent and utility assistance, youth and senior programs, eyeglasses, wheelchair repair, dental work, and more. Over the years, we’ve helped medical patients with fuel to get back and forth to treatments, paid for milk and lunches at school, purchased a tire for someone to be able to travel to work and keep his job, supplied backpacks for the Atchison County back-to-school fair, and bought personal hygiene products for students.

 An amazing 84% of what is donated locally stays in Atchison County, and even more in the event of a disaster such as a flood. Most of Atchison County Salvation Army’s annual fundraising happens in December, when bell ringers and red kettles are out in abundance. You can help support our local Salvation Army (and spread holiday cheer!) in many ways this month.

Ring the bell (or donate!) in Fairfax on Friday, December 6.

Ring the bell (or donate!) in Tarkio on Saturday, December 7.

Ring the bell (or donate!) in Rock Port on Friday, December 21, or Saturday, December 22.

(Contact the respective community members below if you are interested in ringing!)

Tax deductible donations may be sent to: 

• Atchison County Salvation Army, 218 S. Maple Street, Tarkio, MO 64491 (envelopes will be included in an upcoming issue of Atchison County Mail)

• Janene McEnaney, 101 N. 12th St., Tarkio, MO 64491; 660-623-0557

• Bob Alldredge, P.O. Box 45, Fairfax, MO 64446; 660-686-0206

• Jim Clodfelter, 205 S. Main, Rock Port, MO 64482; 660-744-5385

Please reach out to any of the following Atchison County Salvation Army board members if you have any questions: Lori Helfers, Jim Clodfelter, Sally Wehmann, Bob Alldredge, Janene McEnaney, Bill Slaughter, Chris Stevens, Tammy Grossman, Sam O’Riley, Wendy Hays, Mark Wilczek, or Monica Bailey. We would appreciate your support of The Salvation Army this holiday season, so we can continue to care for our neighbors in times of need.