GOOD NEWS!
MAY 2013
Photo by Dan Lampariello/Reuters
Volume 30 Number 4
Tragedy at the finish line
SA in Boston assists victims, responders
I
mmediately following the horrific bombings in Boston, The Salvation Army
went into action, providing practical and
spiritual help to victims, to their families,
and to first responders.
Officers and volunteers deployed four
canteens (mobile feeding kitchens) to
downtown Boston; they stationed one
of the canteens at the staging area for
emergency responders, and another at a
gathering spot for families of the people
injured by the bombs. The canteens
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visited sites throughout the city including
the Unified Command Post, the Family Assistance Center at the Park Plaza
Castle, and at Kenmore Square. The survivors, their families, and first responders
received more than 2,229 meals, snacks,
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Good News! Online:
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USA Eastern Territorial website:
www.ArmyConnections.org
LEADERS OF CHANGE
General Linda Bond and Pope
Francis
page 4
COMMISSIONERS COX
Part 2 of an interview with the
Chief of the Staff
page 6
USA National website:
www.SalvationArmyUSA.org
