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

Music - Nov. 7, 2005
Bennett makes Pabst crowd swoon
Tony Bennett marveled at The Pabst Theater and the sold-out audience marveled back as the 79-year-old sang, smiled, spun and sauntered all night in a special concert presented by the Milwaukee Advisory Board of The Salvation Army.
Tags: Tony Bennett, Pabst, Salvation Army, Milwaukee

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