The Flint Hills Breadbasket and Knights of Columbus host Souper Bowl food drive wibw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wibw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Stuffing the bus with school supplies – Garden City Telegram gctelegram.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gctelegram.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It ends at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve.
Chelsea Barnes, a lieutenant with the Salvation Army, said the campaign is more important this year than in previous years, as has been an increased awareness of the organization and its programs.
More people have been using the Salvation Army’s services, such as utility assistance, food assistance and even the Christmas Toy program, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Barnes said.
“Even with COVID, the amount of people that we have been serving overall has increased this year,” she said. “So the need is greater and therefore the need for resources and funding is even greater.”