| Last year during Christmas season I
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| | ever try to talk me into going to
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| started to enter a store that I had
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| | services with them and not once did they
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| shopped at regularly for years. I stopped
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| | ever try to do anything other that to be
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| at the store entrance because I felt that
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| | nice to me. At that time I was an
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| something was wrong. Then I realized that
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| | Agnostic and they knew this but they
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| there was no bell ringing and no
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| | never tried to change my mind and they
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| Salvation Army volunteer with his or her
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| | never judged me.
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| red kettle. I went into the store and
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| | According the Salvation Army, "83 cents
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| asked the manager if he knew why the
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| | of every dollar collected by the Army
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| Salvation Army volunteer was not outside.
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| | goes directly to client service", this is
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| He stated that the company had gotten
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| | one the highest percentages of any
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| complaints from people who were unhappy
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| | non-profit in the world. Among the
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| that a religious organization was
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| | services that they provide are disaster
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| soliciting donations in front of the
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| | relief services, day care centers, summer
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| company's stores. He stated that the
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| | camps, holiday assistance, services for
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| company had decided that they would no
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| | the aging, AIDS education and residential
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| longer allow the Salvation Army to have a
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| | services, medical facilities, shelters
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| space outside the stores. This way the
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| | for battered women and children, family
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| company would not offend people. I told
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| | and career counseling, vocational
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| the manager that they had just offended
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| | training, correction services, and
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| me. I walked out and have never again
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| | substance abuse rehabilitation. More than
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| shopped at that store or at any of that
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| | 30 million people a year are aided in
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| company's other stores.
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| | some form by services provided by The
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| Every year I know it's the Christmas
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| | Salvation Army.
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| season when I see the Salvation Army
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| | The Salvation Army is actively involved
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| volunteers ringing their bells and
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| | in fighting the international crime of
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| standing next to their red donation
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| | human and sexual trafficking. The battle
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| kettles or buckets. Every time I see one
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| | is fought on two fronts: shaping public
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| of those red buckets I put $5, $10 or $20
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| | policy in Washington, DC, as well as
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| in the bucket and thank the volunteer for
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| | providing basic services and advocacy for
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| being there and allowing me to make the
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| | victims. They run 120 adult
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| donation. I thank them because I believe
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| | rehabilitation centers across the nation,
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| that they are doing me a favor by
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| | these centers focus solely on defeating
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| allowing me to help people through the
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| | substance abuse. Individuals with
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| Salvation Army. They are the ones that
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| | identifiable and treatable needs go to
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| have to stand for hours ringing their
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| | these centers for help when they no
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| bell while all I have to do is put money
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| | longer are able to cope with their
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| in the bucket. They don't get paid for
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| | addictions. They receive housing,
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| doing this they just do it out of love
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| | nourishing meals, and necessary medical
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| for their fellow humans. I not only
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| | care, and they engage in work therapy.
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| donate at Christmas time, I also send in
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| | The Salvation Army also operates 18
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| anonymous donations (For my own
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| | locations across the United States, which
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| ideological reasons most of my donations
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| | provide a comprehensive treatment program
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| to most entities are made anonymously.)
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| | for men and women struggling with drug
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| at other times of the year and when there
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| | and alcohol addiction. Clients are
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| are various disasters.
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| | primarily homeless, with limited or no
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| I am not connected in any way with the
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| | access to other treatment or social
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| Salvation Army nor have I ever recieved
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| | service programs. Educational assistance
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| aid from them. The Salvation Army is a
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| | along with classes such as relapse
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| christian religious organization and
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| | prevention and anger management prepare
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| although I am a Christian I am a
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| | graduates for independence and meaningful
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| Catholic. Some people ask me why I give
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| | employment. Each year, thousands of older
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| to the Salvation Army instead of the
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| | adults are served by The Salvation Army
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| Catholic Church. I tell them that I do
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| | through a myriad of programs. At
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| give to the Church, but I also give to
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| | Salvation Army community centers, seniors
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| the Salvation Army. As far as I am
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| | may find educational classes, adult day
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| concerned the Salvation Army is one of
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| | care, hot-lunch programs, and the "league
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| the finest charities around. They try to
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| | of mercy," a community care ministry that
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| help any and every person regardless of
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| | sends volunteers to hospitals, nursing
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| race, nationality, color, sexual
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| | homes, and directly to the homebound to
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| preference or religious beliefs. They
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| | provide a listening ear, a caring heart
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| have never tried to convert anyone I know
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| | and a helping hand.
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| of and they never seem to engage in any
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| | They provide needy families with
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| type of politicking. The only thing I
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| | Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, gifts
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| have ever seen them do is help people.
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| | for children, coats and shoes for kids
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| They have their beliefs but as far as I
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| | with none to wear, and visitation to the
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| have seen they do not try to force those
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| | elderly and imprisoned who have no one to
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| beliefs on others.
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| | care for them. Families who are in
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| The Salvation Army is a religious
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| | desperate need of basics such as food,
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| organization, they do have ministries,
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| | clothing and household items during the
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| they do have members, and they do preach
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| | holidays are placed in the care of the
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| the gospel of Christ to people, however,
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| | Army's Adopt a Family program. Each
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| as far as I know they do not preach to
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| | family creates a wish list of items and
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| people that do not want to hear them and
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| | is matched with a volunteer donor team.
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| they never require people that they are
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| | Businesses, families and school groups
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| helping to join them. When I was young, I
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| | adopt families in this program,
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| knew a girl whose family belonged to the
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| | generously meeting the family's needs and
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| Salvation Army. Not once did they ever
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| | instilling hope in those who have none.
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| try to "convert" me, not once did they
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