Commanding Officer Major Ervin McKoy and Organizer Advisory Board Member Edith Hilton (dsbpix) |
The
Salvation Army volunteers were serving up Thanksgiving meal to feed a 150
people on Thanksgiving Day. Among the volunteers were several groups from
Chester. Organizer of the event Edith Hilton is on the Advisory Board of
the Salvation Army. Ms. Hilton also represented Chester Rotary, COSA, and Business and
Professional Women. Chester High School advisor Farela Howie brought the Key
Club, Rotary Club, and the Cheerleaders to help serve meals. Rose Robinson and
Shannon Matthews helped to supervise the Xinos and the Kudos youth groups for the
NSPDK. These groups come out regularly every
year to serve the Chester community.
Chester High School Key Club serving Thanksgiving Dinner (dsbpix) |
New to the
community is Major Ervin McKoy who took on the job in July as Commanding
Officer of the Chester Crops. Major McKoy works with his wife Anna at the
Chester branch of the Salvation Army. Major McKoy started in the North
Philadelphia Salvation Army when he was 19 years old. He has served in branches
of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Major McKoy said, “My focus is
getting the shelter out of debt. The shelter has a $46,000 dollar deficit.” He
is hoping to reach his goal with the Merry Christmas Fund by partnering with the
Delaware County Daily Times. Major McKoy said, “Once that's reached we can
focus on after school programs like the computer lab and sports fellowship
programs.”
There is more in the delcotimes today
on the Salvation Army Christmas Fund, to read Click Here
42nd
annual Daily Times Merry Christmas Fund under way:
Phil Heron, editor of the Daily Times and www.DelcoTimes.com, said the media outlet partners with the Salvation Army because one of the Daily Times’ missions is to be an integral part of the Delaware County community.
Xinos Shantell Blake and Tyler Thomas, Kudos Christopher Garret and Emmanuel Matthews trimming the Christmas Tree in the Chapel (dsbpix) |
Key Club Pattresha Green trimming the Christmas Tree in the Chapel (dsbpix) |
The
Salvation Army welcomes volunteers for Christmas and throughout the year.
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