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<item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Stein Mart Partners with The Salvation Army for Give & Receive Clothing Drive]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 22:14:41 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Get a head start on Spring cleaning while helping those in need with Stein Mart and The Salvation Army's national Give & Receive clothing drive, March 4-6. Shoppers who bring clean, gently used garments in good condition to any Stein Mart store during the Give & Receive event will receive savings on new Spring fashions and more. ]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/707595706F8CEA40882576DC00224DEE?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Text-to-Give to The Salvation Army's Relief Efforts in Chile]]></title><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:45:36 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[To support its relief efforts in Chile, The Salvation Army has already established a text-to-give program that works on all major cell-phone carriers within the United States. This number is for people who want to give a small amount quickly.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/31A9FC4DB1333368882576D80014A7CE?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Provides Immediate Response to Chile Earthquake ]]></title><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:03:50 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the waking hours of a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile, Salvation Army emergency services were immediately mobilized to provide support and supplies to the effected and displaced Chileans. Salvation Army's International Headquarters has already pledged financial assistance to assist with these efforts.    
]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/EEF331EEA862AC41882576D70068B8A7?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: UPS Tracking Technology Used to Streamline Supply Distribution in Haiti]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:48:30 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army is replacing handwritten paper index cards with high-tech barcode technology to ensure that more than 4,000 families here efficiently receive food, shelter and medical supplies. UPS has donated the technology and adapted it for disaster relief supply distribution.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/FE4B8A546C05D6C8882576D3005C54C0?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army in Haiti Begins Transition to Long-Term Recovery]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:29:13 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Five weeks after a devastating earthquake destroyed large parts of the island nation of Haiti, The Salvation Army is continuing to serve thousands of disaster survivors on-the-ground in Port Au Prince and elsewhere... As this immediate recovery work continues, The Salvation Army, which has operated schools and other programs in Haiti since 1950, is beginning to plan for needed long-term recovery to provide permanent solutions and programs to those in need.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/B654F92B23D27F9A882576CF00658D8D?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: USA TODAY:  Recession sometimes takes uneven toll]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:37:13 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[External Link:  USA Today ----

Capatin Joel Harmon of The Salvation Army's Merced Corps talks with USA Today about the high unemployment rate in Merced, CA -- the second highest in the country -- and the resulting increase in need he's observed within the community. ]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/A6108FC411CF2DDD882576CF0008E69D?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army works with Fed Ex, UPS, DHL to get critically needed supplies into Haiti]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:16:33 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An extraordinary earthquake requires an extraordinary response - a response that The Salvation Army has been able to mount due, in no small measure, to the collaborative efforts of Federal Express, UPS, and DHL. ]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/11870D2C5B05671D882576CC007FDBC3?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army's International Staff Band to visit Bay Area]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:01:48 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[London-based brass band plans concert in Oakland; complementary tickets now available]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/6E7E706CFD07C3AF882576CC0016236A?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army In Haiti Distributes More Than A Million Meals]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:41:39 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army in Haiti has now distributed more than a million meals in its response to the earthquake. The most recent distribution alone saw more than half a million meals given out in four hours. ]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/40DB16E9FBE2EC97882576C5007CA9CF?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Assists Latest Haitian Earthquake Survivor]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:18:42 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Salvation Army personnel provided initial triage to the latest survivor of the Haitian earthquake.  Evan Ocinia, a 28 year old man, was brought to The Army's clinic in the Delmas 2 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince after being miraculously pulled from the rubble in the Lionshead marketplace on the morning of February 8th -- nearly four weeks after the quake.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/B90A32B1C1150AFA882576C500649715?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: FOX Carolina News: Salvation Army Offers Update on Haiti]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:08:12 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[External Link:  FOX Carolina News ----

Major Kelly Pontsler of The Salvation Army's Golden State Division talks with FOX News Carolina on the status of relief efforts in Haiti.  Its been four weeks since the catostrophic earthquake, and in that time The Salvation Army has served over two million meals and continues to offer hope to the thousands of displaced Haitian citizens. ]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/ACB4B0E41F8E06E5882576C50063A104?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Target launches Facebook promotion to benefit Salvation Army and Four Other Charities]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:01:14 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Target, which gives $3 million a week to support education, the arts, social services and volunteerism nationwide,  invites the online community and its more than 725,000 fans on Faceboo&#6894; to participate in Super Love Sender, a two-week-long giving campaign on its Facebook Page (facebook.com/Target). The campaign, which runs from January 31 through February 14, 2010, combines football and love just in time for Super Bowl XLIV and Valentine's Day, and allows participants to choose how five national charities will receive a portion of $1 million from Target to fund educational programming. ]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/11B2B3A5B9F73717882576BE00211274?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Two Years, One Thousand Second Chances]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:47:09 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army celebrates the two-year anniversary of the reopening of its Detoxification Center. The facility is located on the grounds of The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center and is one of only two residential detox centers in San Francisco.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/24F0192449E226DC882576BE0004513D?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: SF Business Times: Donations to Bay Area nonprofits rise in December]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:33:18 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[External Link:  San Francisco Business Times ---- 

Sarah Duxbury of the San Francisco Business Times sat down with Lt. Col. Joe Posillico and other Salvation Army staff to discuss the state of non-profit fundraising (in the Bay Area) in this poor, uneasy economy.  Though some businesses may be struggling to survive, The Salvation Army and other select Bay Area non-profits are thriving.  (External Link: San Francisco Business Times)]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/FEB4D69DF5A1F103882576BA00766802?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Continues Massive Relief Operation in Haiti:  Named Lead Agency by United Nations to Serve 20,000 Earthquake Survivors]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:05:24 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army is in the midst of its largest international disaster response since the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2005, providing immediate relief to Haiti following a major earthquake that struck the island on January 12. Teams of international disaster responders from The Salvation Army have joined more than 700 personnel permanently stationed in Haiti to deliver food, water, medicine and other aid supplies to people still suffering more than two weeks after the tragedy. As one of the largest social service organizations in Haiti, this week  The Salvation Army was named by the United Nations (UN) as the&#2067;lead agenc&#7764; responsible for well-being of an estimated 20,000 earthquake survivors.  ]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/981E925EBB84648C882576BA005DE107?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: USA Today: UPS encourages workers to help in crises like Haiti quake]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:50:47 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[External Link:  USA Today ----

Salvation Army San Francisco Advisory Board Member and UPS Exec, Craig Arnold, is on-the-ground in Haiti, providing aid to citizens affected by the massive January 12th earthquake.   Craig shared some of is experiences with USA Today.  ]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/E9C0533EE2DC10D6882576B6006208A2?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Second Update from Salvation Army San Francisco advisory board member in Haiti]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:12:03 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[EXTERNAL LINK: UPS BLOG  -  UPS volunteer and Salvation Army San Francisco board member, Craig Arnold, provides a second report of his experience on-the-ground in Haiti working with Salvation Army relief teams.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/CF6BED28F1097121882576B3005E7CB3?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army San Francisco Advisory Board member / UPS volunteer delivers relief in Haiti]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:28:16 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[EXTERNAL LINK: UPS Blog shares Craig Arnold's perspective on the ground in Haiti.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/73B6170AADBF1C4A882576B10070738E?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Provides Food for 7,000 Haitians, Medical Care to Hundreds]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:49:04 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nearly 7,000 people were given a five-day supply of food Monday by The Salvation Army in Port-au-Prince. Hundreds of others, including infants at an orphanage, received medical care from Salvation Army doctors who are responding to the earthquake. In the U.S., more personnel and supplies are being sent to the country to join the 700 Salvation Army workers who are permanently stationed in Haiti.
]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/6CE8C31D46B937BF882576B10014F8C9?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Establishes Supply Line to Haiti]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:46:55 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[More than 700 Salvation Army workers permanently stationed in Haiti are being supported in their Earthquake disaster response efforts by US and International Salvation Army teams. Since the 7.0 Earthquake struck the island five days ago, The Salvation Army has set up a staging area in south Florida and arranged logistics on the ground in Port Au Prince. The supply line has already helped deliver skilled disaster relief workers, medical teams and supplies to those who have been affected.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/D7C97FEE76A1DF32882576B10014C6B9?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Assessment Teams Arrive in Haiti]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:03:34 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mobilization Continues for The Salvation Army's Earthquake Response at Home and Abroad]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/6469DCBE0C665B71882576B000633467?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Relief Team En Route to Haiti: Monetary Donations the Most Critical Need As Supplies and Personnel Are Mobilized]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:21:12 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army is continuing to mobilize people and resources to assist with the international relief effort in Haiti following a severe earthquake Tuesday that damaged much of the country's infrastructure.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/24A9D68FC3E9CAC3882576AB008048CB?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: Salvation Army Mobilizing Personnel, Resources to Aid with Haiti Relief]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:02:25 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army is mobilizing resources and personnel to assist with the international relief effort in Haiti following a severe earthquake Tuesday that damaged much of the country's infrastructure, housing and commercial buildings.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/DAD0BD00583F8426882576AA006897A0?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: SF Examiner: 49ers Serve Up Turkey and All The Trimmings]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:20:24 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[External Link: The San Francisco Examiner ----

A handful of teammates from the San Francisco 49ers made a brief foray into the food service industry today, serving turkey, dressing, pie and other Thanksgiving staples to residents at the Salvation Army's Railton Place residence.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/214AF5455CFB35AC88257679006A3D17?opendocument</link></item> <item><title><![CDATA[The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army to Honor San Francisco Power Couple for Years of Selfless Service]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:56 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[George and Charlotte Shultz recognized for over 30 years of contributions 
to the Bay Are&#6226;s less fortunate.]]></description><link>http://www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_gstate_3.nsf/vw-news/F3D66B17DACC576188257671007F86FA?opendocument</link></item>
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