Historic Doughnut Girls Honored
Ron Bonger and Connie Stunkel (center), grand children of Indiana Doughtnut Girl Isabella Blomgren, stand with the new Indiana Doughnut Girls during the Exhibit opening.
Over 90 years ago a group of women from The Salvation Army went to care for American soldiers in France during World War I. These inventive women used the little resources they had to bring some hope to the frontlines. Sugar, flour, eggs, baking soda and powdered sugar were in their limited supply of goods. Not the right ingredients needed to create a feast, but rather a treat and gesture of kindness. They made doughnuts with these ingredients and passed them out with coffee among the soldiers, who started calling them the Doughnut Girls. The name stuck. Read more
Salvation Army Youth Make a Clean Sweep in Bedford
May 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Salvation Army youth assembled and ready to work at the Bedford Chamber of Commerce, Saturday May 1, 2010.
“Hearts to God, hand to man”…that’s been The Salvation Army’s motto for many years. This past Saturday, the town of Bedford got a small taste of what the Army means by that. Armed with trash bags and gloves, youth from all over Indiana descended upon the “limestone capitol of the world” to be a part of Bedford’s Chamber of Commerce sponsored “Clean Sweep”.
A night to remember for Salvation Army kids
December 8, 2009 by Sarah · Leave a Comment
Kids from The Salvation Army's Shelter for Women and Children form the tunnel for the Butler Bulldogs.
Fans decorated in team colors. Snow cones, jumbo pretzels and buttery popcorn scents fill the air. Hink the bulldog mascot pumping up the crowd – a typical Butler basketball game. But for one group of children, this will be a game they will never forget.
Friday, December 4, about a dozen children from the Indianapolis Salvation Army’s Women and Children’s Shelter attended the Butler versus Valparaiso basketball game. Read more
Delivering Hope
May 27, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
The fourth grade students from White Lick Elementary delivered their gifts to the shelter for women and children.
You can probably think of a lot of words to describe fourth graders, but for a fourth grade class from White Lick Elementary in Brownsburg IN, “hope” is the word that fits the best.
A few months ago, these students started learning about some of the issues facing their community and how they could help. They were surprised that homelessness was a major problem in Indianapolis and shocked to hear that there were kids their own age who where homeless. “They instantly wanted to help,” said their teacher, Emily Steffen. Read more
