• Courtney Culpepper

Out-of-State Salvation Army Disaster Teams Arrive to Aid in Colorado Fires

Denver, CO (June 23, 2013) ? As fires continue to erupt across Colorado, The Salvation Army calls in Emergency Disaster Services teams from New Mexico, California, Wyoming and Montana in response to requests for aid in multiple locations around the state. The Salvation Army?s Colorado teams have worked non-stop since the Black Forest Fire began burning nearly two week ago. In just eleven days, these teams have provided nearly 13,000 meals and more than 50,000 snacks and drinks to first responders, law enforcement and evacuees of multiple fires. Salvation Army disaster services personnel continues to provide food, hydration and emotional care to Black Forest Fire evacuees as they return home through the Vollmer Road re-entry point located at School in the Woods. Tomorrow, The Salvation Army will begin feeding operations at the West Fork Fire shelter in Del Norte. Teams remain on standby to provide relief in the East Peak Fire burning near Walsenburg. Monetary donations are desperately needed to help The Salvation Army meet the immediate needs of those affected by the wildfires, as well as plan for long-term recovery efforts. The Salvation Army uses 100% of your disaster donations in support of local disaster relief operations. To give, visit www.imsalvationarmy.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769) and designate ?Colorado Fires.? You may also text GIVEHOPEIM to 80888 to donate $10 to The Salvation Army.* Donations by mail may be designated ?Colorado Fires? and sent to: The Salvation Army P.O. Box 60006 Prescott, AZ 86304 In--kind donations are not currently being accepted outside the disaster area. However, these gifts are vitally important to your local Salvation Army. To give items locally, visit www.SATruck.com or call 1-800-SA-TRUCK. Courtney Culpepper Public Relations & Special Events Director THE SALVATION ARMY I INTERMOUNTAIN DIVISION 1370 Pennsylvania Street, Denver, CO 80203 Office: 303-860-5460 I Mobile: 702-402-4449 Email: Courtney.Culpepper@usw.salvationarmy.org