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y 29, 2016
s & Advisory Boards
ork hard. Find out how they’re doing the most good.
The Memphis, Tennessee, Women’s Auxiliary has approximately 500
members, and they serve consistently
at the VA hospital, in shelters conducting Bible studies and at the Mid-South
Adult Rehabilitation Center. Auxiliary
president Susan Madden said that just
18 months ago, they started the Give,
The Central Maryland Area
Command
Women’s
Auxiliary in
Baltimore has
had a strong,
enduring 91-year-old force behind it in
Anne France since 1988. She’s held ev-
Pray, Serve Squad (GPS). Its aim
is to get high school students
involved in volunteerism (ringing bells, working at Angel Tree
warehouse, wrapping gifts, baking cakes for the ARC, hosting a
back-to-school fair and attending monthly family fun nights
for the shelters) in the name of
The Salvation Army. “Today it
has grown to over 200 student
members. These young people
are volunteering all over our community. Best of all,” said Madden, “they are
thinking ‘Salvation Army’ at an early
age which we hope will transfer into
their adult life.”
ery office except treasurer during her
tenure and she raises $6,000 annually
by influencing friends and family to
donate towards Christmas stockings
for older children. “She also consistently writes personal thank you notes
to all of our donors on a monthly
basis,” said Major Rebecca Hogg. “We
have credited her to helping increase
our top level donors by 10 to 15 per-
Captain
Jason Perdieu, corps
officer,
said the
Waynesboro,
Virginia
Advisory Board is just over two years old, headed
by board chairperson Teresa Gauldin. Property
and store committees have made steady improvements on the family store and corps signage, and
the board actively volunteers with Angel Tree and
kettles. “We are blessed that our advisory board
has really bought into the mission and message,”
said Captain Perdieu. “One of our board members,
Harold Cook, has even made The Salvation Army
his church and will be enrolled as an adherent.”
The Columbia, South Carolina,
Advisory Board has helped to reinvent
The Salvation Army in the Midlands of
South Carolina. In the last five years,
United Way funding has increased from
$17,000 to more than $350,000 per year.
The meals service to the homeless and
Some of the ways
that the Tyler Advisory Board serves
are by leading Angel
cent. She averages about 500 notes per
quarter.”
The Princeton, West Virginia,
Advisory Board is also buoyed by a
long-serving member in Jake Hatcher,
the oldest living World War II veteran
in West Virginia. Major Art Penhale,
Maryland-West Virginia area commander, said Hatcher is still very
actively serving the board.
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Memphis, Tennessee,
Women’s Auxiliary
Nashville, Tennessee,
Advisory Board
Left: Auxiliary members Tina Roberts
and Jan Sawyer enjoying Christmas Tea
Fundraiser
Right: Nashville Advisory Board member,
Walker Mathews
the Angel Tree families by providing
for children needing braces, paying for
college and other financial needs.
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Central Maryland A/C
Women’s Auxiliary
Princeton, West Virginia,
Advisory Board
National CapitalVirginia
Waynesboro, Virginia,
Advisory Board
National Capital Auxiliary
With a flagship fundraiser being the 67-year-old
fashion show, the National Capital Women’s Auxiliary raises upwards of $100,000 annually for ministries such as Turning Point, a transitional housing program for mothers and children and Camp
Happyland. Last year, the group raised $150,000
for such needs as Easter baskets for the kids at
hungry has grown from
preparing and serving
one to three meals per
day – breakfast, lunch
and supper – an average
of 18,000 meals served
per month. The board’s
support helped the
growth process during
the Midlands’ “1,000year flood” in October
2015 when hundreds of
thousands of dollars were donated for
Salvation Army disaster relief work.
New to the auxiliary network is the
Greenville, South Carolina, Women’s
Auxiliary. As the state’s flagship, and
first ever, auxiliary, the group hit the
ground running upon its inception one
Tree volunteers;
soup drives; tutoring
for the after-school
program; providing
Having previously served as
chairman of the
Nashville, Tennessee, Advisory
Board between
2013 and 2015,
Walker Mathews
understands not
just what goes on behind the scenes of
a successful board, but also the heart
that goes into the service. Major Jim
Arrowood, divisional commander, said
Mathews has been “a tremendous asset
to the Army for years.” Mathews has a
particular passion to serve Angel Tree
families. He volunteers to interview
clients and adopts angels every year.
He has personally continued to support
transport for residents in the William
and Catherin