By Jeri Chadwell
The Salvation Army Carson City Corps has received much-needed funding to purchase kitchen equipment for its food programs.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows presented The Salvation Army with a check for $11,000 that is being used to purchase two ovens, a three-door refrigeration unit and a dishwashing machine.
“This is one nonprofit being able to help another,” said Bill Knight, secretary for the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Nevada. “The Salvation Army is doing more in Carson City now, and this is one way to support the expansion of their efforts in the capital city.”
Captain Immanuel Beeson of The Salvation Army Carson City Corps said the new kitchen equipment will quickly have a positive effect on programs.
“We are beyond grateful to the Odd Fellows for this gracious donation to help us meet the needs of our community. A hot meal, fresh food, a safe place for people to come and receive love — that’s what The Salvation Army has always been here to provide, and the Odd Fellows here stepped up to aid us in that mission.”
Captain Immanuel Beeson and his wife, Captain Holly Beeson, were assigned to the Carson City Corps over the summer and have been working to build relationships within the community and reinvigorate longstanding Salvation Army programs.
“Since purchasing the new property on East Second Street, The Salvation army has been operating without a kitchen,” he said. We provide an afterschool program five days a week and other programs that will benefit from being able to use a kitchen to feed children and adults. Because of the Odd Fellows organization and their generous donation to The Salvation army in Carson City, we are able to get the equipment we need to expand the programs that we already have and to possibly provide more resources for the community in the future. We cannot thank the Odd Fellows enough.”
Anyone interested in learning more about The Salvation Army’s programs — whether they need assistance or want to volunteer to help provide it — is encouraged to call the Corps at (775) 887-9120.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army annually helps more than 23 million Americans overcome poverty, addiction and economic hardships through a range of social services. By providing food for the hungry, emergency relief for disaster survivors, rehabilitation for those suffering from drug and alcohol abuse, and clothing and shelter for people in need, The Salvation Army is doing the most good at 7,600 centers of operations around the country. In the first-ever listing of “America’s Favorite Charities” by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Salvation Army ranked as the country’s largest privately funded, direct-service nonprofit. For more information, visit carsoncity.salvationarmy.org.
About the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
As an organization, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows aims to provide a framework that promotes personal and social development. Lodge degrees and activities aim to improve and elevate every person to a higher, nobler plane; to extend sympathy and aid to those in need, making their burdens lighter, relieving the darkness of despair; to war against vice in every form, and to be a great moral power and influence for the good of humanity.
