Salvation Army to celebrate 100 years in Capital City

In this Nov. 10, 2018 photo, members of the Jefferson City Salvation Army reveal their campaign goal during the kickoff to their Red Kettle Campaign at Capital Mall. The 2018 campaign raised $289,369, exceeding the goal of $288,000 revealed at the kickoff.
In this Nov. 10, 2018 photo, members of the Jefferson City Salvation Army reveal their campaign goal during the kickoff to their Red Kettle Campaign at Capital Mall. The 2018 campaign raised $289,369, exceeding the goal of $288,000 revealed at the kickoff.

The Salvation Army of Jefferson City is to celebrate its 100th anniversary during a breakfast Friday morning.

Tickets remain available for the celebration, which is to occur 8-9:30 a.m., in the Lincoln Room at the Capitol Plaza Hotel, 415 W. McCarty St.

Tickets are $250 each for Patrons, $125 each for Supporters, and $60 each for Friends. They may be purchased at donate.stlsalvationarmy.org/event/100th-anniversary-breakfast/e386597

Or contact Sean Spence at [email protected] or by calling 573-823-1308.

"Tickets purchased by those who cannot attend will support our cause and attendance by volunteers and employees," according to a Salvation Army news release.

The Salvation Army has been serving its Jefferson City neighbors facing poverty since 1922.

Each month during 2022, the nonprofit will have events and activities to recognize 100 years of service and support its future.

The breakfast will be a chance to celebrate successes, look back over the past 100 years and consider a brighter future for Jefferson City and our neighbors facing poverty, the release said.

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