Salvation Army

The Salvation Army of Glendale offers child care for children of homeless families who are ages 5 to 16 at 320 W. Windsor Road, Glendale. Child care is offered from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday during the school year. Pick-up is provided for eligible students within Glendale Unified Schools. Call Youth Director Julyne Sales at (818) 246-5586, Ext. 141.

Dozens of people lined up outside a San Fernando Road building Thursday morning as a familiar face returned to the Glendale retail scene. The Salvation Army opened a new thrift store in south Glendale, about two years after closing a Brand Boulevard shop. The new store breathes life into a site abandoned by Smart & Final warehouse stores when that chain opened a store on Glenoaks Boulevard. Opening day brought Glendale Chamber of Commerce ambassadors, shoppers and treasure hunters to the Salvation Army at 6850 San Fernando Road.

Alex Coolman TROPICO -- About 700 Glendale families will get a little holiday cheer today as the Salvation Army distributes food and gifts donated by members of the community. The group gathered the donations through its "angel tree" program, which saw a Christmas tree at the Galleria decorated with dozens of paper angels. Each angel represented a request from a needy Glendale family, said Maj. Floyd Bacon of the Salvation Army. Residents donated to families by picking the decorations from the tree and buying goods requested on a form included with each angel.

Claudia Peschiutta GLENDALE -- You would think fighting a 524-acre brush fire was enough of a Christmas present for local residents. Members of the Glendale Firemans' Club plan to make a $1,700 donation to the Salvation Army, Glendale Corps later this week, said Glendale Fire Capt. John Wray Monday. The plan was to do so on Christmas Day but the donation was postponed because of the San Rafael Hills fire, he said. The club makes an annual donation of about $500 to the Salvation Army, but this year's check is bigger because the group's membership has increased, Wray said.

Fred Ortega Following a barrage of community criticism, the Salvation Army announced Monday that it would temporarily halt its two-week-old practice of requiring identification cards from patrons of its Lord's Kitchen. The group began the policy of requiring identification from people seeking food at the kitchen, which serves the homeless and needy, on June 6. The Lord's Kitchen is operated out of the Salvation Army's social services building on Central Avenue.

Alecia Foster SOUTHWEST GLENDALE -- Tracy Fletcher began volunteering after going back to school for a master's degree in business. It was not long before she left her job with a Fortune 500 company to work for nonprofit organizations. "I want to say I did something that matters," she said. Fletcher volunteered for local organizations, including the Glendale-Crescenta Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army. After about five years at The Salvation Army -- Glendale Corps, Fletcher has been named director of social services.

Salvation Army bell ringers took their posts beside the perennial red donation kettles this weekend, starting their more than 5-week campaign to raise holiday funds for the needy. “The Salvation Army, historically for the last 110 years, has been kind of iconic with Christmas,” Army Capt. Jim Sloan said. “If someone is just barely subsisting through the year, Christmas is a burden for them. What we try to do is be the conduit for the donor to the recipient for these additional Christmas gifts.

GLENDALE — Two gaping holes are all that remain as evidence of three recent rose-bush-snatching incidents that targeted the flower beds outside the Salvation Army of Glendale. Thirteen "brilliant" red trumpet rose bushes were first stolen from the premises two months ago, just two days after the Salvation Army completed a $1-million renovation project to conform to the American Disabilities Act, Capt. Barbara Sloan said. A police report was filed then and police started more frequent patrols around the building at West Windsor Road and Central Avenue, Capt.

Josh Kleinbaum Rick Martin stood outside Mervyn's on Friday afternoon, his red apron and red Santa hat telling everyone why he was there. In case that wasn't enough, the red kettle and the Salvation Army sign should have given it away. Only the "Welcome Back" sign was missing. The Salvation Army returned to Mervyn's on Friday, collecting money for the first time this year at what has been one of its best locations in the past. For one week, the Army's kettle collectors stayed away because of a Mervyn's store policy banning any solicitors from their property.

Hundreds of people packed the stands Sunday to watch Glendale firefighters successfully defend their title against their police counterparts during the second annual Hoop Heroes basketball charity game. Although the police had practiced their game for months, they lost to firefighters, 51-37, at Glendale High School. Nearly 600 people packed the bleachers for the game, which raised $5,000 for Zone Academy, the Salvation Army's after-school program for at-risk youth. The audience was also asked to donate canned food items as part of the game's admission, resulting in an estimated 1,000 pounds of canned goods for the Salvation Army's pantry, organizers said.

Gary Bruce Barnes   Gary Bruce Barnes passed away December 28, 2011, in Los Angeles, CA, at the age of 54.  Gary had been recently discharged from USC Medical Center where, for the previous 3 months, he had fought a very hard, life threatening battle against a MRSA infection in his lungs.  He passed quietly and peacefully at the physical rehab to which he had been discharged.  His heart, his body, just gave out.   Gary was...

  David Edward Serna   Born June 11, 1960 and passed away on Oct. 30, 2011. Preceded in death by his father, Sylvestre. David is survived by his mother Gwen Serna Dasher, stepfather Danny, brother Bradford, his wife Theresa and nephew Cory. Memorial service will be at the Valley Funeral Home, Burbank on Nov.12th at 11:00. Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army.

Many of you know that we lost our good friend Larry Zarian on Oct.13. “The People's Mayor,” Zarian served on the Glendale City Council for 16 years. During that time, he helped influence and shape Glendale's future. Although he said the council did not always agree on issues, they respected one another and came together for the good of Glendale. In the nearly 30 years I knew Larry, we often attended many of the same political and social events. He loved talking about Glendale, our Jewel City.

The Salvation Army of Glendale offers child care for children of homeless families who are ages 5 to 16 at 320 W. Windsor Road, Glendale. Child care is offered from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday during the school year. Pick-up is provided for eligible students within Glendale Unified Schools. Call Youth Director Julyne Sales at (818) 246-5586, Ext. 141.

It was cops versus firefighters Saturday afternoon, but the winners were a bunch of underprivileged Glendale teens. At the first Hoop Heroes charity basketball game, Glendale firefighters doused the police, 102-73. More than 200 people paid the $5-admission price for the Salvation Army’s after-school program at the Glendale High School gym, and brought cans of food for the pantry. The crowd appeared evenly split in support of the two teams. “We’re here for the firefighters, because they are our heroes,” said Vasten Khanjian, who brought his son Zaven to the game to celebrate his recent “straight-A” report card.

Jesse Franklin (Jeff) Davis  Born April 4, 1915 in Sherman, Texas and died February 20, 2011 in Glendale, CA.  He was a veteran of World War ll serving in the Navy on the battleship USS Nevada in the Pacific, Atlantic and Aleution Island area.  After the war he was employed as a wholesale bread salesman with Wonder Bakery in Dallas and Weber Bakery in various areas near Glendale.  He was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church of Glendale serving as head usher for 20 years, was an active member of the Builders Class and served ‘Meals on Wheels’ for the Salvation Army for 25 years.

Thelma Lou (Moffatt) Jacques, a long time Glendale resident, died Saturday, January 22.  She was 87.  Born November 13, 1923 in Chanute, KS, she and her husband of 66 years, George Jacques, moved to Glendale in 1966.  She is survived by her husband George, daughter JaNae Stewart of New York, NY; son Jim of Arcadia, CA; five grandchildren, Michael, Stephen and Samantha Stewart and Julia and Jaclyn Jacques; son-in-law Kirk Stewart; and daughter-in-law Danielle Jacques.  In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Salvation Army or the American Heart Association.

The famous Salvation Army Red Kettle is synonymous with bell-ringing volunteers outside grocery stores, but now the campaign has a little more rock 'n' roll. Rock the Red Kettle concert was broadcast live online as young performers Emily Osment from Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana," singer Ashlyne Huff, New Hollow, One Call, Savvy and Stevie Brock met a crowd of young fans Wednesday night at the Americana at Brand. This was the first benefit show to raise awareness through the Salvation Army's text-to-give program, which allows donors to text the word "GIVE" to 85944 and make a $10 donation to the Salvation Army of Southern California.

The Salvation Army Glendale launched its holiday kettle drive on Friday, marking the beginning of the nonprofit's all-important annual fundraiser. Salvation Army workers and volunteers will ring bells outside supermarkets for the next several weeks, asking shoppers to drop money into red kettles to help provide food, clothing and other necessities to impoverished families in the region. "This time of year, there is something in the human condition that makes you want to help others, and the Salvation Army is a great way to do that," said David Pies, a longtime Salvation Army supporter and member of Glendale Sunrise Kiwanis.