{"id":3903,"date":"2023-10-25T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100.28.115.227\/?p=3903"},"modified":"2025-01-30T21:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:03:31","slug":"polaris-donates-vehicles-to-expand-the-salvation-armys-disaster-response-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/25\/polaris-donates-vehicles-to-expand-the-salvation-armys-disaster-response-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Polaris Donates Vehicles to Expand The Salvation Army’s Disaster Response Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atlanta, GA (October 25, 2023) <\/strong>– Throughout a decade long partnership, Polaris has contributed off-road vehicles and generators to enhance The Salvation Army\u2019s ability to meet the needs of disaster survivors and first responders.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salvation Army response teams are often on the ground and operating in places where roads have not been fully cleared of debris or are otherwise blocked by flooding or storm damage. Polaris side-by-side RANGERs meet a specific need for this response. Their size and versatility allow them, and The Salvation Army teams, access to neighborhoods and survivors who might otherwise be cut off. This enables earlier meal and supply distribution to those in need days, and sometimes even weeks, earlier as larger vehicles cannot navigate the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPolaris is proud to be a long-time supporter of The Salvation Army and help aid in its disaster relief efforts through the donation of off-road vehicles and generators,\u201d said Lucy Clark Dougherty, President, Polaris Foundation and SVP, General Counsel. \u201cServing communities in need, along side The Salvation Army, is an important part of our Geared For Good culture and we look forward to continuing to partner and serve affected communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe essential function of the Polaris vehicles in a disaster situation where our response must be timely and flexible cannot be overstated,\u201d said Jeff Jellets, Emergency Disaster Services Coordinator for the US Southern Territory. \u201cWe are so grateful to our friends at Polaris for supporting our commitment to continue \u2018Doing the Most Good.\u2019 With their help, we can continue to support survivors of even the most devastating disasters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, Polaris has provided the Southern Territory:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n