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<item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Officer Changes of Appointment - June 2012]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 14:48:42 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Western Territory's changes of appointment for officers, as announced by administration, include the following moves effective June 27, 2012, unless otherwise indicated:   ]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/C0ECBE05A94015F0882579F20077D0E0?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Continues Long-Term Recovery in Southern States On One-Year Anniversary of Tornadoes]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:37:55 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army continues to provide long-term emergency relief services to the residents whose lives were forever changed following a series of devastating tornadoes that ravaged parts of the southern United States in April 2011. The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Response (EDS) teams immediately responded to the storms and provided 4.8 million meals, snacks and drinks, as well as material, emotional and spiritual care to survivors throughout all impacted states - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and the Carolinas. ]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/062FEB47F3FD672C882579F0005B5CB0?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army Provides Food, Financial Assistance to Wichita Tornado Survivors]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:14:54 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[(Kansas City, MO)&#2070;The Salvation Army remains on the scene in Wichita this morning, offering support to community members in the aftermath of a devastating tornado that tore through the southern part of the city Saturday night. ]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/81EC980578913D87882579E2005EBFC3?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Leadership moves announced for June 2012]]></title><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:24:16 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Territorial Commander, Commissioner James Knaggs, we are very pleased to announce the following appointments effective June 27, 2012:]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/E80BF16A931BDC08882579CC00549E8F?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Demand for Youth Services Rise at Salvation Army Centers as Recession&#8217;s Effects Strain Families]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:22:45 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The economic recession and its remaining aftershocks throughout American society have had a major impact on American families and youths across the country according to the new report, &#8220;Growing Up in a Downturn,&#8221; released by The Salvation Army today. ]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/32ED9F8BCA239E96882579BF006A744A?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army Aiding Midwest Storm Survivors]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 23:31:23 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army is providing relief to devastated areas of Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois following the severe weather and tornadoes that passed through the mid-west regions throughout Wednesday morning.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/2268AC1DB6D67F47882579B500295382?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: A bit of history: The Salvation Army&#8217;s role in shielding Japanese orphans from internment]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:27:53 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This year marks the 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. The order was designed to declare areas of the United States as military zones and eventually lead to the relocation and internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/A55F855D71DA8768882579AC006AEC45?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Award-winning Big Fresno Fair collects 268K pounds of food for the hungry!]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:26:10 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two-hundred sixty-eight thousand pounds is A LOT of food. In fact, that&#8217;s enough to feed about 90,000 people for a day. Put another way, it would take almost 300 light-duty pick up trucks to move that food from one place to the next!]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/98DC55B1E806248E882579AC006AC44A?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Hawaii to Open February 1]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:36:49 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Kapolei, Hawaii will be open for business on Wednesday, February 1, with fitness classes, birthday parties, child care programs, aquatics programs, music and performing arts classes and so much more!]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/951332C04976C87C88257993002454AA?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: More evidence that &#8216;People Count&#8217; at The Salvation Army!]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:22:57 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Every week, our field units fill out an online &#8216;People Count' report which summarizes their activities over the last seven days of ministry.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/70C9D214C835A33D8825799300230F7E?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program Brings Special Christmas for Arizona Family]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 3 Jan 2012 08:56:19 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Homeless couple, Ashely Babirak and Larry Waggoner, would have simply settled for at least a warm, dry place to sleep this Christmas.  Thanks to the helping hands of The Salvation Army in Phoenix, they received much more than they expected]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/8F9AA0BB98E9E8988825797A005D0C17?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Officer Changes of Appointment - Effective February 1, 2012]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:30:45 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Effective February 1, 2012]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/1CD8CB827FD5236F88257965005AB515?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Stores that welcome the kettle: shop them often this year!]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2011 10:22:43 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Here's a list of the stores that have said yes to the kettle again this year!]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/606F32B3E2514910882579610064F531?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Expect Change Blog: Vintage Salvation Army TV Spots]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:21:51 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Between the 1950s and 1980s, celebrities, athletes, comedians and famous people of all kinds appeared in brief public service ads to encourage the public to donate generously to The Salvation Army Red Kettle.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/56C6FAF5FC7F82F88825795E007AD9F6?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Robert Davi's New Christmas Single "Mistletoe and Holly" to Benefit The Salvation Army]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:19:42 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Alexandria, VA (November 29, 2011) - World-renowned actor and recording artist Robert Davi released his re-imagined version of the Christmas classic song, "Mistletoe and Holly" today, to help The Salvation Army provide emergency assistance to the millions of families in need this Christmas season.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/C05065655EB9B6F088257958005F2FFA?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: jcpenney announces more ways to care this Christmas through The Salvation Army!]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:19:00 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/4D7691F7C7C7B68F8825795100649DEE?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: HANES&#174; MAKES CHARITABLE GIVING EASY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON]]></title><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:31:07 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hanes&#174;, America's No. 1 Sock Brand, today announced the launch of its third annual Virtual Sock Drive to benefit The Salvation Army just in time for the holiday season.  For every person who visits Hanes on Facebook&#174; (www.Facebook.com/Hanes) from Nov. 14 until Dec. 12, 2011, and clicks the "Donate Now" button, Hanes will donate a pair of socks up to 250,000 pairs (half a million individual socks).  This year's donation will elevate the combined total donated since the inaugural effort in 2009 to 1.7 million individual socks. ]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/4D65723A7911BD468825794D00603BC6?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: You may see our Red Kettles a bit early this year]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:19:13 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This year many of our service units are starting kettle season early as a means of meeting the increased demand on our services. As the economy continues to sputter, those who have long struggled to get by and people who have never requested assistance before need us. And we&#8217;re committed to helping as many of them as we can.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/48F3941074F2962B8825794A00751E07?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Thanks to Square and Sprint, giving to The Salvation Army kettle just got easier!]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:08:20 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today, The Salvation Army announced that we&#8217;ll be accepting credit-card donations via on-site smartphones equipped with Square credit card readers at its Red Kettles in select cities this Christmas.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/2AB0F699C82E29FA8825794A00741ED3?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Officer Changes of Appointment]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 13:55:29 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/20CFE63C320A44578825794100787002?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Enrique Iglesias to Perform at The Salvation Army Red Kettle Kickoff]]></title><pubDate>Sat, 5 Nov 2011 08:20:29 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/27942810930F91178825793F005445E6?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Online Red Kettle - Helping others is really that easy!]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2011 09:37:30 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ring a virtual Salvation Army kettle and help others in need this Christmas!]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/FD247E154B75F7F58825793E005B5322?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army:  Country-music star and Salvation Army Angel Tree recipient JimmyWayne has written a compelling book about lives changed through a simple act of kindness]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2011 09:09:08 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/34C7716EFC4345568825793E0058BA33?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army takes to the streets in Denver&#8217;s &#8220;homeless triangle.&#8221;]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:29:32 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The last few nights have been eye-openers for us at The Salvation Army. Emergency Disaster Relief, Harbor Light, Crossroads volunteers and staff have been feeding people in the &#8220;homeless triangle,&#8221; so we could let them know when our cold weather shelter will open.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/71B262726AA64501882579360070913A?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army named tech leader by industry magazine]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:13:42 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army's Western Territory, which covers the 13 Western US states and Micronesia, was honored by the prestigious technology industry publication InformationWeek.]]></description><link>http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-news/CC6354F6724D490B882579360069A02B?opendocument</link></item>
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