The following is a news release from The Salvation Army of Lubbock:
On Tuesday, October 9th, the Lubbock Disaster team was called out to help with relief in Florida. The Lubbock Canteen is scheduled to leave Thursday October 11,2018 around 11:00 a.m. The team will head to Shreveport, Louisiana the first day and then move on to Panama City, Florida. At least five Texas Disaster Units are in route or will be in route to Florida in the next few days.
You can support the ongoing relief work of The Salvation Army by making a financial donation at to www.helpsalvationarmy.org, call 1-800- SAL-ARMY
For the latest information please go to www.disaster.salvationarmy.org and watch for regular updates on our social media pages at www.facebook.com/SalArmyLubbock/ and www.twitter.com/SalArmyLubbock.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar spent is used to carry out those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to www.salvationarmyusa.org
(News release from The Salvation Army of Lubbock)