Allegheny County Salvation Army Slates Honeysuckle White More to Share Dinners
CARNEGIE, Pa., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the fifteenth consecutive year, Honeysuckle White® brand turkey will enable The Salvation Army in Allegheny County to feed nearly three thousand hungry people through its More to Share® program. This year, Honeysuckle White® brand turkey, the Wichita, Kansas-based producer, will donate turkeys to twenty four communities across America. According to the US Census Bureau, nearly 44 million people were living in poverty in 2009 – a record number in fifty one years.
The Honeysuckle White turkey More To Share program, a charitable donation arm of Cargill, has partnered with retail grocers to donate more than 72,000 turkeys to local hunger-fighting charities across America. This gift has helped provide holiday meals to hundreds of thousands of people. Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately-held company employs 131,000 people in 66 countries.
The Salvation Army will be serving nine holiday dinners in Allegheny County. Six are open to the public and three are private and are being provided to the residents of the Family Caring Center, Harbor Light Center and Adult Rehabilitation Center. Those interested in volunteering or attending should first call the below location of choice.
November 18th from 6:00 pm thru 8:00 pm – Chartiers Valley Honeysuckle White Holiday Dinner
The Salvation Army Chartiers Valley Worship and Service Center @ 505 Washington Avenue, Carnegie
Captain Holly Daniels, Chartiers Valley Commanding Officer @ 412-276-4757
November 19th @ 6:30 pm – Homewood Honeysuckle White Thanksgiving Community Dinner
The Salvation Army Homewood Worship and Service Center @ 8020 Frankstown Road
Captain Vangerl Dupigny, Homewood Commanding Officers @ 412-242-1434
November 21st @ 4:00 pm – Allegheny Valley Honeysuckle White Holiday Dinner
The Salvation Army Allegheny Valley Worship and Service @ 917 Brackenridge Avenue in Brackenridge
Captains Rickie & Pamela Armour, Allegheny Valley Commanding Officers @ 724-224-6310
November 23rd @ 6:00 pm – Steel Valley Honeysuckle White Thanksgiving Dinner
The Salvation Army Steel Valley Worship and Service Center @ 104 East 9th Ave., Homestead
Major Karen Garrett and Captain Kathy Dorchak, Steel Valley Commanding Officers @ 412-461-2460
November 24th, @ 6:00 pm – Braddock Honeysuckle White Thanksgiving Dinner
The Salvation Army Braddock Worship and Service Center, 300 Holland Avenue
Lieutenant Yvonne Guillaume, Braddock Commanding Officer @ 412-271-2407
November 26th @ 12:00 noon thru 1:00 pm – McKeesport Honeysuckle White Holiday Dinner
The Salvation Army McKeesport Worship and Service Center @ 812 Walnut Street
Captains Sean and Andrea Barton, McKeesport Commanding Officers @ 412-673-6627
Both a church and a social service organization, The Salvation Army began in London, England in 1865. Today, it provides critical services in 120 countries worldwide. The 28-county Western Pennsylvania Division serves thousands of needy families through a wide variety of support services. To learn more about The Salvation Army in Western Pennsylvania, log onto www.salvationarmy-wpa.org. The Salvation Army … Doing the most good . . . for the most people . . . in the most need.
SOURCE Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division
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