CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE SIGN-UP The Salvation Army will be offering Christmas assistance to those in need this holiday season. Sign-up will be held at The Kroc Center (405 Vermont, Quincy) during the dates and times listed below. Please bring photo identification, social security card, proof of address, proof of income, or medical card for each member of your household. DATES AND TIMES: Monday, October 23rd - Friday, October 27th Monday through Wednesday: 1pm to 6pm Thursday and Friday: 1pm to 4pm

The Quincy Salvation Army Food Pantry will be holding a fundraiser event at Five Below from October 23rd through the 29th. Shop during regular store hours during those dates and 10% of proceeds will be donated to The Salvation Army's food pantry! Five Below is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and Sundays from 10am to 6pm. Those who wish to participate in the fundraiser must present the flyer at checkout for their purchase to be credited. The flyer can be found in the posts of this event.

The Quincy Salvation Army is teaming up with Five Below to raise money for our food pantry! October 23rd-29th, shop at Five Below (6008 Broadway in Quincy) and 10% will be donated to to The Salvation Army food pantry! Please don't forget to bring in or show this flyer during checkout to receive credit for your purchase.

Thank you to the Herald-Whig for this article on our upcoming Adams County Community Connection 2017 event at the Kroc Center - Quincy, Illinois on Tuesday, October 3rd from 10am to 2pm!

Our own Jeremy Koren, Emergency Disaster Services Coordinator, is currently in Texas assisting with flood relief from the recent hurricanes that have ravaged the south. Here is the latest update from Jeremy. "Day 2 saw the current incident command team transfer command to us. [We] said farewell to Jim Daly, the outgoing incident commander, a very knowledgeable man that I worked under during the St. Louis Floods in January 2016. I learned yesterday that he was a big reason I wound up in Victoria, [Texas]. The highlight of the day was when we helped out some women who lost pretty much everything by giving them water, Gatorade and cleanup kits. They were so grateful that when I borrowed their pen they said I could keep it."

Quincy Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Coordinator, Jeremy Koren, has made it safely to Texas, where he will begin assisting in the coordination of flood relief from the recent hurricanes that have ravaged the south. From Jeremy: "After arriving in Victoria, Texas, we hit the ground running as the current incident command team started to catch us up to speed. We are currently running 6 mobile feeding units (or canteens) serving about 900 meals a day in a three county area. We ended the day sharing a meal together." We thank Jeremy for representing the tri-states as The Salvation Army continues to assist those affected by these natural disasters.

Join the leaders of The Salvation Army USA Central Territory as together we send prayers of hope, strength and peace to The Salvation Army USA Southern Territory as they assist their communities in relief & recovery following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Disaster relief continues in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Financial donations are still the best way that we can help locally. To donate, visit helpsalvationarmy.org, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY, or bring your donation directly to The Salvation Army offices at 405 Vermont Street in Quincy.

WELCOME TO QUINCY! The Salvation Army and Kroc Center are pleased to welcome Auxiliary Captains Mika and Grace Roinila to Quincy! The new Congregational Life Officers come to the Gem City from Mishawaka, Indiana, where they served as soldiers in The Salvation Army's South Bend Kroc Center. A native of Finland, Mika has also lived in Canada and Australia before arriving in the United States twenty years ago. For the past six years, Captain Mika worked as the International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator for the South Bend Community School Corporation. he holds a PhD in Cultural-Historical Geography from the University of Saskatchewan, and previously held assistant professorships in various colleges and universities in Canada and the United States. Captain Grace was brought up in The Salvation Army by parents who were Army officers in the US Eastern Territory. She studied at The Salvation Army Catherine Booth Bible College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and holds an AA degree from Bethel College. Most recently, she worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Mishawaka, Indiana. Captains Mika and Grace have been married for 30 years, and are the proud parents of four adult children and one grandson. Both have been active in ministry and outreach over the years, and look forward to working with The Salvation Army and the Kroc Center in Quincy.

You can help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts by making a monetary donation using any of the following outlets. - www.helpsalvationarmy.org - 1-800-SAL-ARMY - Text "STORM" to 51555