USS John C Stennis Military Support in 2014:

‘Our Military Making A Difference

By Volunteering’

The 2014 holiday season was truly

blessed by the enthusiasm and

cheerful energy of the many volun-

teers from the USS John C. Stennis!

Along with volunteering for Thanks-

giving and Christmas Dinner, they

showed their full support at our

Christmas Toy and Food Give-Away.

Since October, volunteers from the

USS John C Stennis have worked

hundreds of hours cooking, serving,

cleaning and supporting The

Salvation Army with their many

holiday programs.

Thank you to everyone who arrived

before dawn to cook holiday meals

and stayed long after to help clean

up!

Winter 2015

‘We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give’ ~Winston Churchill

ABOVE & BELOW: USS John C. Sten-

nis Volunteers worked in the Soup

Kitchen to cook and serve both Thanks-

giving and Christmas Eve Dinner.

BELOW: Navy Volunteers also spent

December 23rd handing out Christmas

Dinner Boxes and Toys.

ABOVE: USS John C. Stennis

Volunteers made a huge difference at

The Salvation Army this holiday

season. We had forty volunteers who

put in over three hundred hours of hard

work and dedication to our many

Thanksgiving and Christmas programs.

Gratitude & Praise

GREAT 2015 NEWS! TSA has been blessed with a financial gift to cover

fresh produce and protein! Thank you Anonymous Friend to Sally’s!

Gratitude & Praise

‘The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers’ ~Terri Guillemets~

Christmas Distribution Center 2014 was

beautifully decorated by volunteers and staff.

Snow People filled the windows to let

families know where to come and

pick up their Christmas Gifts and

Dinner Basket.

A Big Thank You to

Silverdale Whaling Company for

the donation of space for our

Christmas Give-Away on

Dec. 23rd.

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous

donor, we were able to serve our guests a

three course meal and dessert on Christmas

Eve. We served over three hundred folks

with a full dinner including prime rib and

shrimp cocktail. But everyone who did wait

was very happy with their meal! It was the

best prime rib we have ever served!

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Major Marcia Baker, Roy Bateman and Aaron

Rockenbach take a break from bagging up

hundreds of presents for children this Christmas

Season. This is Major Marcia’s last Christmas

Season because she will be retiring after 40-years

of service in June 2015. THANK YOU for all of

your hard work!

The Salvation Army served 756 children

with Christmas Gifts this year. Above shows

just some of the bags of gifts getting ready

for the children.

Over the last

year our

Soup Kitchen

provided over

45,000 meals

Christmas ‘Thank You’s’ Shared

‘Thank you very much for adopting my

family. Your donations mean more to

me and my family then you will ever

know. We have been recently in need

and I am trying everyday to help my

family overcome out adversities. Your

help will go along way towards our

goal of getting back to ‘normal’

~ Family of Five ~

‘Thank You Sponsors!

This is my family’s first time receiv-

ing presents from The Salvation

Army and I could never have

asked for a more generous gift.

You are making my family’s Christ-

mas possible! I don’t know who you

are but I’ll never forget you!’

~Family of Four~

The Salvation Army’s

Christmas Eve Dinner Celebration

Words of Gratitude from Adopted Families 2014

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‘There are no words to explain how thankful I am for

your generosity towards my family. I know that my

boys will now be able to enjoy the magic of the season

with your help. May you have the most blessed of all

Christmases, full of magic, love and laughter’

~Adopted Family of Six~

The Salvation Army is blessed to

have all ages of military veterans

and active duty volunteer for us!

‘Our family can’t thank you enough for helping

make our Christmas Merry & Bright! Thank you

for helping make our son’s Christmas special. It

has been a very hard time with his dad’s, my

husband’s illness. Cancer affects the whole family.

Words can’t express our appreciation.

God Bless and may you and yours also have a

blessed Christmas and New Year’

~ Adopted Family of Four ~

‘Our family is full of gratitude for the

kindness and generosity everyone

participating shared with us. We wish for

all of you to also be blessed with joy and

love this Christmas. Thank you truly’ ~ Adopted Family of Three ~

‘Thank you so very much for your generous gifts to

our baby girl. This is her first Christmas and your

help and thoughtfulness is so special!

Wishing you, Love, Light & Happiness’

~ Adopted Family of Three ~

‘Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him’ ~Albert Schweitzer

The Lisa Stirrett Glass Art Stu-

dio honored The Salvation Ar-

my for the whole month of No-

vember by collecting food and

cash donations for our Food

Bank Program through their

Products with a Purpose Cam-

paign.

Assistant Production Superintendents Assoc.

A Very Big Thank you for choosing to support The Salvation Army and adopting Families for the Christmas Season!

Food Services/Canteen

EMPLOYEES

Bremerton High School Bremerton

EMPLOYEES

A Christmas Moment To Remember: There were so many magical moments this

Christmas but one particular story stood out because the family was in so much need

and their sponsors were so generous in their support! A family was adopted had re-

cently been homeless and was setting up a new home. They asked for the basics for a

new home and especially winter items for their children. Their Adopters went all out

and provided new dishes, pots and pans, new linens and towels. The father was so

overwhelmed by their generosity, he cried when we showed him his families Christmas

gifts. The sponsors also provided clothing, winter coats, gloves and a large supply of

sundry items. It was so generous for a family that needed that support so very much!

It was beautiful and exactly why we have the Adopt A Family Program.

A Special Thank You To A Few Of

Our Community

‘I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks’ ~William Shakespeare