Salvation Army
noun
: an international religious and charitable group organized on military lines and founded in 1865 by William Booth for evangelizing and social betterment (as of the poor)
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An anonymous donor placed the nugget into a Salvation Army kettle during the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in December 2024.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
United Way of Northwest Indiana, Salvation Army and Portage Recovery Association all considered the building but ultimately rejected it.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
What doesn’t get sold from Goodwill or Salvation Army gets baled up and sold to textile buyer, likely to also end up in another country.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Proceeds from the event will fund local Salvation Army programs that serve families and individuals experiencing homelessness and those suffering from chemical addiction, and fund senior nutrition sites countywide.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
United Way of Northwest Indiana, Salvation Army and Portage Recovery Association all considered the building but ultimately rejected it.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
What doesn’t get sold from Goodwill or Salvation Army gets baled up and sold to textile buyer, likely to also end up in another country.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Proceeds from the event will fund local Salvation Army programs that serve families and individuals experiencing homelessness and those suffering from chemical addiction, and fund senior nutrition sites countywide.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Salvation Army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Salvation%20Army. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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