Holiday Guide - Dec. 11, 2009
A guide to making your holiday donation
Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, take some time to think about those less fortunate and consider a donation to one of the following local organizations.Whether you're looking to give toys, food, your time or a cash donation, there are several Milwaukee area groups working to better the community with your support.
Tags: holiday donation, charity, macc fund, toys for tots, food for families, hunger task force, blood center of wisconsin, hope house, ronald mcdonald house, holiday guide, holiday giving, salvation army, red kettles

Holiday Guide - Dec. 9, 2009
Red Kettle Campaign rings in "Season of Giving"
For more than 100 years, Salvation Army volunteers have been ringing bells and encouraging people to drop their spare change into Red Kettles to help the less fortunate.
Tags: salvation army, red kettle campaign, bell-ringers

Holiday Guide - Dec. 2, 2009
Salvation Army urgently needs your help this year
The Salvation Army needs your help this holiday season. Many businesses have turned away the Army's famous red kettles, but thanks to technology, there are ways you can help without standing in the cold, ringing a bell or digging for some loose change.
Tags: salvation army, red kettle, faithe colas

Living - Nov. 24, 2009
The changing face of those in need
Food banks, pantries and meal programs need donations more than ever as demand is at a decades-long peak. Meanwhile, hundreds of new families and individuals -- once donors to food pantries -- are finding themselves suddenly unemployed and struggling to put food on the table.
Tags: food pantry, food bank, meal program, feeding america, hunger task force, salvation army, second harvest, food pantry of waukesha county, donations, volunteer, food for families, rescue mission, michael zirbel, sherrie tussler, harold madlom, pat vanderbu

Politics - Dec. 13, 2005
Opinion: Online bell ringing is in the spirit of Christmas
As national retail giants like Target and local shopping centers like Wauwatosa's Mayfair Mall continue to thumb their noses at the Salvation Army bell ringers, we should recognize just how important this charitable organization has been, particularly to the Milwaukee area.
Tags: Salvation Army, Christmas, charity, donation, WisPolitics

Living - Sept. 27, 2009
The 40 Days and 40 Nights of 40: Day 25/26
Spring cleaning in fall anyone? I'm in the mood.  Clothes to Salvation Army, furniture on Craigslist and Facebook, magazines recycled, keepsakes packed away in rubbermade tubs (lord knows we get enough water in our basements around here). There's something completely fulfilling (...
Tags: craigslist, happiness, salvation army, cleaning, simplicity, taco bell, peace

Kids & Family - Sept. 17, 2009
Blue Bird is BACK!
Remember the missing Blue Bird that was in the news these past few weeks?  Well he is BACK!   The restored Blue Bird will be presented to Jacob, the boy the bird was stolen from, on Sunday September 20 at 2:00 PM by the Badger Kart Club during a racing event. The “Love T...
Tags: Blue Bird, Badger Kart Club, Salvation Army, Fundraiser