Quad Cities, USA: The Salvation Army, Wal-Mart and Johannes Bus Service will host the Fourth Annual Stuff the Bus Event at all four Quad Cities area Wal-Marts.

DATE: Saturday, July 26, 2014

TIME: 10am - 5pm

PLACE: All four Quad Cities area Wal-Marts

Shoppers are encouraged to purchase school supplies and bring them to the school bus so that our community's low-income, homeless, or needy children will be prepared on the first day of school. Items needed include backpacks, dry erase markers, loose-leaf paper, spiral notebooks, colored and regular pencils and pencil boxes, pocket folders, pens, crayons, glue sticks, tissues, scissors, erasers, washable markers, watercolor paints and hand sanitizer.

The First Day Project unites Quad City area school supply drives to meet the needs of students who require help in obtaining school supplies. Nearly 20,000 students in Quad City schools are from families with incomes low enough to be eligible for Free & reduced fee waivers for school meals and fees. Some of Quad City area schools have an average as high as 60% of students qualifying for Free & Reduced. The First Day Project will supply thousands of Quad City students with the items they need to start their school year with confidence.

Monetary contributions can also be sent to the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, 852 Middle Road, Suite 100, Bettendorf, Iowa, 52722. Donate Online: Go to www.cfgrb.org and click on "donate now." Donations can be designated to a particular school district if noted on the check.

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Little Caesars® Love Kitchen® Serves Hot Pizza Meals to People in Need in the Quad Cities on May 23^rd, 5pm

Little Caesars Helps Make a Difference by Supporting The Salvation Army of the Quad Cities' Family Service Center @ 301 W. 6^th Street

QUAD CITIES, USA - The Little Caesars Love Kitchen will be in Davenport to provide fresh, hot

pizza for people who have hit tough times. To support the work of the Family Service Center, a Salvation Army program working to help the homeless and displaced population in the Quad Cities, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen will visit feed approximately 150 people on Friday, May 23^rd at 5pm.

A big-rig pizza kitchen on wheels, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen travels across the continental United States and Canada meeting the needs of the hungry, the homeless and disaster survivors.

Little Caesars created the Love Kitchen to provide quality meals for people who need them, and there is a great commitment to helping people in need.

The Bettendorf Little Caesars at 2307 Cumberland Square Drive headed by Norbert Dams is in charge of manning the Love Kitchen, as well as providing the product needed to make the pizzas.

"I met the Love Kitchen in the summer of 2010, and they really impressed me. The Love Kitchen is an example of a company that cares and gets involved at the most basic level - feeding the poor and needy. I commend Little Caesars for this effort." said Major Gary Felton, Quad Cities Coordinator.

The Family Service Center, the only family shelter in the Quad Cities area, 301 W. 6^th Street, Davenport provides housing and meals to over 100 people every night. Right now, there are 43 children living at the Center. Over a year's time, over 90,000 meals will be served at the Family Service Center along with nearly 30,000 nights of shelter.

About Little Caesars

Little Caesars Pizza founders Michael and Marian Ilitch opened their first restaurant in Garden City, Michigan, in 1959. Little Caesars, the fastest growing pizza chain, built more stores in the world in 2008 than any other pizza brand and today is the largest carry-out chain globally with restaurants on five continents. Little Caesars is growing in prime markets across the country, and is offering strong franchisee candidates an opportunity for independence with a proven system. For the third year in a row, Little Caesars was named "Best Value in America"* of all quick-serve restaurant chains. In addition, Little Caesars offers strong brand awareness with one of the most recognized and appealing characters in the country, Little Caesar.

In addition to Little Caesars Pizza, Ilitch companies in the food, sports and entertainment industries include : the Detroit Red Wings, Olympia Entertainment, Olympia Development, Blue Line Foodservice Distribution, Champion Foods, Ilitch Holdings, Inc., Uptown Entertainment, Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising Program, and a variety of venues within these entities. Michael Ilitch owns the Detroit Tigers. Marian Ilitch owns MotorCity Casino Hotel. For more information about the Little Caesars and available franchise opportunities, visit www.LittleCaesars.com or call 1.800.553.5776.

"Highest-Rated Chain - Value for the Money" based on a nationwide survey

About the Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. About 83 cents of every dollar raised is used to support those services in nearly 9,000 communities nationwide. For more information about local programs, go to http://www.salvationarmy.org/quadcities.

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Quad Cities, USA: Have you ever heard 500 bells ring at the same time!? Come to the season opening game of the RiverBandits to experience it! The first 500 fans to purchase a tennis ball for the evening's ball toss onto the field will receive a bell to help cheer on our hometown team.

Major Gary Felton, Quad Cities Coordinator and 30-year officer with The Salvation Army, will be honored with throwing out the first pitch of the season.

Your support of The Salvation Army will help to continue their work all around the Quad Cities. The Family Service Center in downtown Davenport is the Quad Cities' only family shelter serving single fathers and two parent families, and houses 105 homeless people each night -- 65% of the residents are children. An additional 75-130 community members go to the Family Service Center each night for their evening meal, Monday through Saturday. In Rock Island County, Salvation Army services including rent and utility assistance, clothing vouchers and food boxes have served the area's less fortunate.

WHAT: Salvation Army Night at the Ballpark

WHERE: Modern Woodmen Park, inside the stadium at the tennis ball table

DATE: Thursday, April 3, 2014

TIME: Game begins at 7pm

The Salvation Army 2013 Red Kettle Campaign Update

Quad Cities Families Could Suffer

Quad Cities, USA: January 7, 2014 - The Salvation Army of the Quad Cities' update on the Red Kettle Campaign is not good. The goal of $750,000 is further away than in years' past. At this time in 2012, the donations totaled $731,000. But in 2013, the total is $658,000.

Major Gary Felton, Quad Cities Coordinator for The Salvation Army, states, "Our goal of $750,000 to keep our programs strong is still a long way away. Therefore, we will continue the campaign an extra two weeks, until January 31, 2014, and plead with the community to dig just a little deeper."

The campaign's kettle totals were especially affected by the 6 less days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The bell ringers usually generate close to $400,000, but this year The Salvation Army collected $340,000.

He adds, "These donations allow us to do our work all year round. When people find themselves in trouble, they turn to The Salvation Army. It is part of our society and has been for over 100 years. The monies collected provide shelter, food and other basic needs to families and individuals in crisis. Our services do so much more, though, as we help people see clearly to solve their own problems. We try not to think about falling short of the goal - we simply cannot fall short - too many people depend on us."

The Salvation Army implores the community to consider a gift during this long month of January.

There are three ways you can give.

1. Mail a check to: The Salvation Army, 301 W. 6^th Street, Davenport, IA 52803

2. Call 1-800-SAL-ARMY to make a gift by credit card

3. Go to www.salvationarmyqc.org and make a gift through the Army's central website.