ANNAPOLIS — Salvation Army leaders in Maryland say a donor recently dropped thousands of dollars worth of jewelry in a red kettle. Capt. Ryan Vincent is commander of the Salvation Army in Annapolis. He tells the Capital Gazette everyone was shocked to ...

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Caroline Hook, vice president of Bonnie Heneson Communications, has been appointed to the advisory board for The Salvation Army Greater Baltimore Area Command.

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Bill Ford has joined Pinnacle Communications, a Baltimore marketing and communications firm, to head up creative responsibilities.

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WASHINGTON — A survey of Salvation Army youth programs in more than 80 cities shows more than eight in 10 programs saw increased demand from children and families in the past year as unemployment and funding cuts strained charities. The ...

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Donations to the Salvation Army this holiday season through the charity’s “red kettle” program were down nearly $33,000 from last year, and mail-in donations dropped around $110,000, officials said Monday. Maj. Rick Mikles, general secretary of the Maryland and West ...

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The Daily Record would like to note through its fifth annual Helping Others recognition campaign the contributions of time, money and other forms of support made by Maryland businesses, law firms and institutions to worthy causes during 2010. Free turkey ...

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NEW YORK — Secondhand stores are trying to muscle in on the Black Friday blitz this year. Thrift and consignment shops are betting that people who have bought more used things for themselves since the recession will buy used gifts ...

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The holiday season may become less cheery and charitable outside of some area grocery stores this year. Giant Food has instituted a new policy that will limit to 12 the number of days that the Salvation Army can solicit donations ...

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CUMBERLAND — Lou Simmons believes that if every farmer were to donate a small portion of each harvest to the poor, no one would go hungry in America. Simmons, who recently turned 84, is doing his part by donating every ...

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If you love tinsel, the smell of spruce and singing along to a crooning Bing Crosby, you don’t have to wait five more months to do it. The Bowie Baysox are hosting a Christmas in July fundraiser on July 25 ...

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