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Thanks for visiting our fundraising page. As you have been kind enough to ask whether Mark and I would like a gift for our wedding we would ask that you consider donating to our chosen charity; The Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army is a charity we both support. They undertake a large amount of social services work throughout the UK including:
The Salvation Army is a charity we both support. They undertake a large amount of social services work throughout the UK including:
- 3,000,000 meals served every year at community and residential centres
- 79,000 prisoners visited each year in 134 prisons
- 3,200 homeless people given food and shelter every night in 57 centres
- 709 local church and community centres
- 636 elderly people accommodated every night in 17 residential centres
- 300 youth clubs providing a caring environment for young people
- 120 drop-in centres offering support and help for people in need
- 70 day centres for elderly and disabled people
- 50 nurseries and playgroups
- 30 Red Shield support centres for military personnel in the UK, Germany and the Falkland Islands
- 10 people reunited every working day with their families through the Family Tracing Service
- 6 residential centres for victims of alcohol and drug abuse
- 6 centres for families and one community home for children
- 2 centres for people with special needs
- 2 employment training centres
- 1 centre for women escaping from domestic violence