Lt. Katherine Reid of the Salvation Army of Vermilion County was welcomed to speak at a recent evening meeting of the Danville Lions Club.
Reid has been with the Salvation Army 10 years, having served as an officer for three years. Her most recent assignment had been in Bloomington before arriving in Danville.
The Salvation Army has been serving communities for 135 years with the goal to help people thrive, not just survive. There is a “Pathway” program and focus to assist people to build stable lives for strong futures.
Working with Lt. Reid currently is one staff member and many volunteers, providing these services to our community: Food pantry; temporary housing for homeless; back to school packs for children; and rental and utility assistance.
From 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday through Friday, volunteers assemble food pantry packages to be distributed and delivered, with 8,000 residents helped this year.
Every year Danville Lions Club members volunteer to ring the bell at a Salvation Army Red Kettle site.
For many years, County Market has hosted the Lions at their Danville and Tilton County Market Stores in November.
Lt. Reid reported that through Danville Lions’ efforts this year, $2,700 was raised for the community, these efforts helping serve and feed people.
For the past two years the Salvation Army has recognized Danville Lions as the organization that has raised the most Kettle money. This year’s efforts take that recognition to 3 years in a row.