Silent Auction & Gala to Commemorate 125 Years of service for The Salvation Army in Peoria
The Peoria Salvation Army is celebrating 125 years of service in Peoria and that will be the focus of the “Be a Shield” Gala and Silent Auction to be held at the Four Points by Sheraton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 11.
Some Salvation Army History- Did You Know?
The first capital campaign in Peoria began in March of 1919, with $3,000 being raised for a new Salvation Army building?
That building, the first stand-alone Salvation Army facility in Peoria, was dedicated in April of 1922, by General Evangeline Booth, daughter of the Army’s founders, William & Catherine Booth.
In 1936, The Salvation Army’s budget in Peoria was $23,868?
Peoria’s Biddy Basketball “Small Fry” team finished fourth in the national Biddy Basketball national tournament, which was held in Peoria in July of 1966?
The Salvation Army in Peoria began callings its Christmas campaign the “Tree of Lights Campaign” in November of 1987?
Commissioners Barry & Sue Swanson, who served as leaders in Peoria in the early 1990’s, are now second in command of the International Salvation Army in London?
The Salvation Army in Peoria is celebrating 125 years with a Gala on November 11? Tickets are now available by calling 655-1341. Tickets are $75 each or a table of 8 for $600.
For more information, please visit our website at www.usc.salvationarmy.org/heartland or call Rich Draeger at (309) 655-1348. For tickets, please call Susan Moore at (309) 655-1341.