Salvation Army Honors Volunteers And Community With 128th Annual National Salvation Army Week

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army has been serving the Fargo-Moorhead area for 128 years. Serving thousands of people in their times of need.

“In 2024, we served 48,000 meals. We’ve also helped people 90,000 helps that means rent, utilities, transportation, medical assistance, birth certificate, the whole gamut of services that the Salvation Army provides here in the Fargo-Moorhead community. So we’re very busy, always helping, always able to do what we can because of the generosity of this amazing community,” said Major Abe Tamayo.

Starting on Monday the National Salvation Army Week begins across the United States. It’s a week-long recognition for the services the Salvation Army does. The week was officially proclaimed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954.

“We have countless volunteers that are extremely valuable to us, so the network of those volunteers and our community partners and providing the services to the army that are so vital and critical to the health of our poorer community and those in other general needs,” said Tamayo.

From Haircuts for Kids, Coats for Kids, Emergency Disaster Services, and the Red Kettle Campaign, the Salvation Army has been dedicated to helping their community.

“Our national motto right now is doing the most good based on a quote by our once General Evangeline Booth that says, there’s no greater reward than doing the most good for the greatest need. And so that’s what we try to do every year is to meet the needs to the best of our ability. And do the most good in those we serve,” said Tamayo.

For more information, you can visit the Salvation Army website.