Salvation Army at Friday Night Live: Themes Change at Booth Each Week

June 06, 2017
For each of the sixteen weeks of this year’s “Friday Night Live” events in downtown Waukesha, the Waukesha Salvation Army will have a booth near the popular Five Points intersection, at 307 West Main Street.
Each week through the middle of September, a different Salvation Army program in Waukesha County will be featured, explained Major Nelson De La Vergne. The first Friday Night Live is this Friday, June 2nd from 6:30 to 9:00pm.
            The Waukesha Downtown Business Association explains on its website: that, “Over the course of the 16 week event, Friday Night Live hosts as many as nine stages of entertainment, over 70 musicians and entertainers, and dozens of downtown businesses are open to offer food, candies, drinks, artwork, and more. Thousands of people come to downtown Waukesha each week during the summer to experience Friday Night Live.” <http://www.livelovewaukesha.com/annual-events/friday-night-live/>
The Waukesha Salvation Army information booth will be directly across from the historic Clark Hotel, in-between the Milwaukee Pizza restaurant and the former Bangles and Bags accessories shop. Here is the June schedule for the Waukesha Salvation Army booth, and items for potential donation, if interested:
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FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE-- 300 Block of West Main Street:  Waukesha Salvation Army
Date                Featured Salvation Army Activity                             Potential Donation if Interested
June 2              Summer Day Camp Program                                     School and art supplies
June 9              Feed The Kids Program                                               Peanut butter and jelly
June 16            Volunteering with Waukesha Salvation Army            Sign-up for Red Kettle shift(s)
June 23            Emergency Disaster Services                                     Beef stew, cans of coffee
June 30            Food Pantry                                                                 Any non-perishable item
The Waukesha Salvation Army invests over $2-million annually, focused on the needs within Waukesha County, for services and programs to help the hungry, the homeless and others in-need. Work includes: 
 
  • Operating the largest homeless shelter for men in Waukesha County;
  • Operating a large food pantry;
  • Providing free hot meals for hundreds, on three evenings per week in its dining hall;
  • Distributing tens of thousands of donated bakery items and loaves of bread;
  • Providing free backpacks of weekend food-- for families-- distributed through school;
  • Operating a volunteer-driven, summertime, every week day “Feed The Kids” program;
  • Conducting a popular Summer Day Camp program;
  • Offering varied programs to provide emergency help with prescriptions, utilities, and clothing;
  • At Christmas, managing a family “Toy Shop” so needy families can enjoy gifts for children, and producing a series of entertaining countywide, fundraising Christmas Concerts;
  • Together with many other programs and services.
The Salvation Army of Waukesha was founded in March of 1894. Its headquarters is located in a donor-funded building constructed at 445 Madison Street, just down the hill from Waukesha Memorial Hospital-ProHealth Care. If interested in volunteering, please visit waukeshawi.volunteerfirst.org  
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The Salvation Army was founded in London, England in 1865.
 
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Contact:
Nelson De La Vergne, Major
Nelson_DeLaVergne@usc.salvationarmy.org, (262) 547-7367 x222