October 15, 2015
6
March in Mobile
puts spotlight on
Salvation Army
More than 100 people marched down the streets
of Mobile, Alabama, in the early morning hours of
Sept. 26 for the inaugural Recovery Walk hosted by
the Coastal Alabama Area Command in partnership
with Alabama Power Service Organization, the Drug
Education Council and other local organizations.
The walk was organized as a part of National
Recovery Month in an effort to show those in
recovery and their loved ones that they are not alone.
Participants created a sea of red as they completed a
two-mile walk through the city, passing by cars on
their morning commutes.
“It’s meaningful because it helps (those living
with addiction) to remember that they’re not alone
in recovery,” said Cherish Brannon, clinical director
of the Salvation Army Dauphin Way Lodge. “Many
people don’t go into treatment because they don’t
want to be stigmatized as an addict.”
This event brought families and the community
together in a spirit of solidarity.
“We had family, friends and people in recovery
all walking together to show their support,” she
said. “Many people who are in active addiction are
working full-time, so we thought if we had those
kinds of people as well as people in our programs,
that the people going to work might see those
people.”
Before the walk, the morning began with free
Project: Multi-purpose hall for El Lucero
Children’s Home and Salto Central Corps
Country: Uruguay
Territory: South America East
Amount given: $115,147
The Salvation Army’s property in Salto,
Uruguay consists of a corps building that is
connected by a patio to a separate building
housing the children’s home. A multi-purpose
hall planned for the first floor of the corps
building will offer the youth of Salto, especially
those living at the children’s home, a place for
building relationships with their peers, families
and community and for learning and building
their faith. The project is being supported
jointly by the Canada and Bermuda and USA
Eastern as well as