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NASSAU, BAHAMAS For ninety years, the Salvation Army’s iconic crimson and white shield has been a symbol of help and hope in The Bahamas, and the organization’s services and volunteers a vital lifeline for those most vulnerable. On May 3, 2021, the Bahamas Salvation Army, one of the largest non-governmental direct providers of social services in the country, celebrated 90 years of being a pillar of support in the community.
“As we look back on 90 years, we celebrate God’s faithfulness and the kindness of the Bahamian people in helping those in need,” stated Major Clarence Ingram, Salvation Army divisional commander. “As we look to the future, we pledge to continue to provide support and ‘Do the Most Good.’”
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A NUMBER OF local charities are seeing a drop in donations compared with last year as people are unable to give due to the country’s economic state.
While COVID-19 has dealt a blow to people’s pockets the Salvation Army said it also had a challenge rolling out their annual Christmas Kettles, according to the Divisional Commander Major Clarence Ingram.
“What we’re having a challenge with is we started (our) Christmas Kettles later because of COVID-19. So normally we would start around the 20th of November. This year we started the 1st of December and the last numberts we had were about $10,000 less than we had last year but you know we’ll see how things go this week.”
abka abaco as residents remain desperate for health. there are now 30 dead and that number is expected to rise. the official death toll could be staggering. joining us now, salvation army disaster services division, clarence. thank you for all your organization has been doing. what kind of aid is most needed? right now we need financial aid, of course, so that we can buy food and water, tarps and clothing, medical supplies, shelter, it s all the essentials. how does hurricane dorian compare to so many other disasters that you have had to face. we faced five major hurricanes here in the last four years and this one is by far the worst. how would you describe it? what has it been like?
what have you seen? the destruction is momentumle. it s leveled everything and what didn t get leveled got flooded. and put the two together and it s disaster. since these are a total of 700 islands and the devastation is so great, do you believe a lot of residents could have to leave permanently or for months, if not years. it s hard to say. these people are very resilient and they will try to rebuild as quickly as they can. certainly in the short term, some may have no choice but to leave for a while. all right. thank you so much for everything that you re doing. i appreciate it, clarence ingram. if i could ask people to donate to the salvation army, that would be great. back here in the united states, folks in the carolinas are facing extreme flooding from