Salvation Army Receives $1million-Matching Pledge from Wal-Mart
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The Salvation Army said Friday it has received a matching pledge from Wal-Mart Stores, which will match up to $1 million its customersâ donations to the red kettles in front of its stores.
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The federal government awarded nearly $1.4 billion in grants to support local homeless programs Tuesday, a slight increase from the amount doled out a year ago.
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CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Salvation Army&#39;s annual bell-ringing campaign gets under way this week, but the charitable organization is concerned that it might not be able to raise enough money this holiday season.
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Salvation Army Lt. Col. Don Mowery accepts a credit card donation at a donation site in downtown Phoenix, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004.
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MINNEAPOLIS - A prosperous businessman didn't think he was entitled to his 2004 Social Security payments, so he became an early Santa Claus for the Salvation Army.  Last week, the man dropped a check for $14,845 into a bell ringer's red kettle outside a bookstore in downtown Minneapolis.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's biggest retailer, struck a $1 billion deal to take over a Chinese rival by 2010, challenging Carrefour  as the largest operator of super-centers in booming China.
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Last month, Target stores decided to no longer allow Salvation Army bell ringers to solicit in front of its stores. Now, with just a week until the bell ringing kick-off, the Salvation Army is scrambling to
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(RALEIGH, North Carolina)-- Wake County&#39;s Salvation Army will have dozens of new donation sites this holiday. That&#39;s in large part because Target decided not to allow any non-profit groups in front of its stores.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday that it is offering free shipping on thousands of items purchased on its Web site for pick-up in more than 750 of its U.S. stores.
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PHOENIX - Donors will be able to use credit and debit cards to donate to Salvation Army bell ringers for the first time on Wednesday.
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Target Corp. has banned Christmas kettle donations in front of its stores, costing the local Salvation Army fund drive about $20,000 a year, the organization&#39;s area commander said Monday in kicking off its annual holiday campaign.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  is  committed to keeping its fiscal 2008 capital spending at &quot;no  more than&quot; $15.5 billion, a company executive said on Thursday.
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By High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Dec. 15--The2006 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $1,335 today. That brings the total in donations to $24,044. This year's goal is $40,000.
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The Salvation Army started its annual holiday fund-raising campaign Tuesday with a $85,000 hole in the kettle. That&#39;s how much the charity estimates it collected in kettles in front of Target stores last year.
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By Nikki Voigt, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 26--In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the United Way of the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks area has set its 2007 local fundraising goal at $1 million.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retail store chain, on Thursday tendered a bid to sponsor the rehabilitation of Daiei Inc., industry sources said.
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On a near balmy day, the red-and-green confetti and Christmas carols seemed out of place, but Salvation Army officials hoped their plea Thursday for $2.1 million in financial assistance rang true.