Stories
Freetown to freedom
15 June 2015
Edward Conteh is a refugee from Sierra Leone. He was born in the northern village of Makeni, 200km from the capital, Freetown, in 1970. He l...
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Lyn's Bundy run giving back to God
9 June 2015
Lyn Harley was only four when her mother walked out on her, a six-year-old brother and their father. They were difficult days in Australia;...
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How hard is it to live on $18 a day?
29 May 2015
Here at the Salvos, we were shocked by our research that found our clients, on average, were living on $125 a week after paying for rent. Ki...
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Sponsored run appeals to Kevin
21 May 2015
Seventy-five-year-old Lismore resident Kevin Elsey is aiming to raise $1000 for the Red Shield Appeal by running 20 kilometres. The Lismore...
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The public's favourite appeal
13 May 2015
In September 1880, underneath the proverbial gum tree in Adelaide's Botanic Park, the seeds were sown for a partnership between the people o...
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It's like Christmas Day
11 May 2015
As the clock ticks to 6am on Doorknock Sunday, Andrew Hill will leap from his bed and prepare for a day of action and adventure. “It&...
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Appeal pioneer soldiers on
8 May 2015
The mind is still willing but the body isn’t so sure anymore. If the two can agree on the day, then one of the pioneers of the Red Sh...
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Salvos support worldwide school petition
5 May 2015
The Salvation Army has pledged its support to one of the biggest petitions in history – #UpForSchool – demanding that world le...
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General joins call to end extreme poverty by 2030
1 May 2015
The Salvo's world leader, General André Cox, has joined more than 30 leaders from major world religions & heads of faith-based organisation...
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Sikh community supports Salvos' cyclone relief
27 April 2015
Sydney-based charity Turbans 4 Australia organised the donation and delivery of groceries and water for distribution by The Salvation Army i...
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