FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Salvation Army is hoping to reach its goal of $200,000 by Christmas Day. Just 50,000 shy of their objective Friday morning, the challenge was on, especially because a local family has promised to match its funds.
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Salvation Army Angel Tree distribution begins in Southwest Florida
Parents of the 4,000 angel tree children are picking up donated presents to put under the tree for Christmas. On Monday, the Salvation Army began distributing those gifts. It is the first of four days that parents are driving through to pick up their gifts. The program aims to ensure children don’t go without Christmas […]

Thousands of kids in Collier County getting Christmas gifts thanks to the Salvation Army
Six thousand kids in need got toys from the Salvation Army on Thursday. The giveaway is how they plan to keep the Christmas spirit alive during all the chaos. It comes all while the nonprofit in Collier County is dealing with the aftermath of a fire that destroyed food donations. On Thursday, though, the salvation […]

Salvation Army daycare in Naples working to recover from fire, temporarily relocating
A daycare filled with kids catches fire, sending their parents into a panic. Fifty kids were inside the Salvation Army building in Naples when it caught fire on Monday. All of the kids that were inside got out safely. Now, the question is where the kids are meant to go to school with their building […]

Structural damage to Salvation Army building from a fire in East Naples
A Salvation Army in Collier County is closed Monday night just 12 days before Christmas after a fire broke out. Greater Naples Fire told WINK News the fire started outside the building around 2:30 p.m. on Monday and began moving inside. They put it out quickly, but there was a lot of smoke and structural […]
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