Brickyard 400!!!

“My racing career has been a struggle because I never had any money, so it has been one slow step at a time, but I’m a believer that things are brought to you when you’re ready for them. It’s just taken me a long time to be ready for this.” ~Dale Jarrett

Times are tough this year. What if I told you that there’s a way that you can go to the Brickyard 400 for free AND be doing something worthwhile to help those in need in our community?

Tough to turn down, isn’t it?

What if I also told you that you could get a whole group involved? Friends, family, church, work… the possibilities are endless.

The Salvation Army works in conjunction with the IMS during these races. We provide volunteers for the “Yellow Shirts” (safety patrol – you’d be making sure the aisles were clear, no one had glass containers, etc) and they in turn make a $7.00 donation for every hour a volunteer helps at the track.

And you get to see everything that goes on during the race.

Interested? Here are the days we’re recruiting for:

• Friday, July 24 – 7am
• Saturday, July 25 – 6am
• Sunday, July 26 (Race Day!) – 6am

A brief training is required (really, like 15 minutes) and a background check. All volunteers MUST be 18+.

So if you’re a race fan (or think you could be!), give me a call or send me an email and we’ll get you and/or your group set up!

~Elizabeth (317-224-1010)

Can one person really make a difference…

“People never forget that helping hand, especially when times are tough.” ~Catherine Pulsifer

I had an interesting conversation with a close friend last night. He said, “What could I possibly do that will matter. What could I do that would make an impact. Maybe one person really can’t make a difference.”

The funny thing is, this conversation led him to begin naming those people in his life that he wanted to be like. The ones who made a difference. The ones he never thanked, but wanted to emulate. None are famous, they’re just normal, average people like you and me who took the time to care about those around them. Read more

Successful Night!

“The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” ~Mark Caine

Thank you to all volunteers and attendants of “Night in Our City”! Because of you – The Social Services Center raised well over $3,000 to put towards their efforts to shelter domestic violence victims and the homeless in our city.

Check out pictures from the event here!

~Elizabeth

A Night In Our City

“There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.” ~Acts, 20:35

The Salvation Army’s Social Services Center (domestic violence/women’s homeless shelter), in partnership with Response Church, is hosting a benefit concert on Friday, June 19th!

“Night In Our City: A Fundraiser to Support Women and Children Affected by Domestic Violence” will take place on the corner of Park and 10th St. from 6pm-9pm.

Come on out for a live band, family carnival games, a silent auction, HotBox Pizza, Starbucks coffee and more!

Put it on your calendars and come partake in the fun!

~Elizabeth

Thank You Facebook-ers!

Thank you to everyone who voted early and often for The Salvation Army on the Target / Facebook Bullseye Gives page. 

We finished in 3rd place with 13% of the vote for a grand total of   $391,257! 

The money donated will go towards the Target/Salvation Army Library Projects -  One of which is right here in Indianapolis at the Eagle Creek Corps!!! We will be turning an unused space into a media resource center / library.  The new facility will be competed this year.

Thanks again for your help!

~Elizabeth