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The Salvation Army San Diego maintains a Marketing and Public Relations department to serve the needs of local and national media. We are committed to keeping the media informed through alerting, advising and providing timely communication concerning the important year-round activities of The Salvation Army San Diego.

For press inquires please contact:

Jake Minger
Communications Manager
Email: Jake.Minger@usw.salvationarmy.org
Office: 619-446-0294

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The Salvation Army San Diego Regional Office
6605 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92115

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Media Coverage, Press Releases, and Media Advisories

2022

December 2022

12/16/2022 - KUSI - Supporting Salvation Army this Christmas (Interview w/ Commissioner Kenneth Hodder & Ben Napier)

12/15/2022 - Cloudcast - The Salvation Army Shares Success Story After Stay at Rehabilitation Center (Interview w/ Norman Mackenzie) - Archive

12/13/2022 - CBS 8 - Secondhand Santa Shopping at The Salvation Army for Christmas - Archive

12/13/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army Kroc Center Needs Your Help For Christmas (Interview w/ Major Rob Birks)

12/12/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army Kroc Center In Need of Toy Donations This Christmas (Interview w/ Janet higley-Reade)

12/12/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army Kroc Center In Need of Donations This Christmas (Interview with Janet Higley-Reade)

12/12/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army Kroc Center In Need of Donations (Interview W/ Major Rob Birks)

12/9/2022 - Caring Magazine - COLLABORATION IS KEY: THE RADY CENTER PROJECT BUILDS HOPE FOR SAN DIEGANS - Archive

12/7/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army Angel Tree Program Needs Your Help

12/7/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army Angel Tree Program Provides Christmas Gifts For Children in San Diego (Interview with Major Regina Shull) - Archive

12/7/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army Says Is Short Of Their Goal For Gifts For Their Angel Tree Program (Interview w/ Major Regina Shull)

12/7/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army Angel Tree Program Provides Christmas Gifts For Children (Interview w/ Major Regina Shull)

12/4/2022 - ABC 10 - Feeding San Diego Food Rescue (Interview w/ Daniel Rocha)

12/3/2022 - KUSI - San Miguel Fire Rescue Holiday Community Outreach Fire Truck Parade in El Cajon

12/3/2022 - ABC 10 - Salvation Army Fire Truck Parade and Toy Drive

12/3/2022 - CBS 8 - Salvation Army Fire truck Parade & Toy Drive El Cajon

12/2/2022 - Ranch & Coast - At Home With Dee and Jon Ammon

November 2022

11/30/2022 - Audacy - Living Better in San Diego - The Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign returns for 2022 - Archive │ Archive 2

11/29/2022 - Head Topics - San Diegans support charitable causes for Giving Tuesday

11/29/2022 - KUSI - Donations To The Salvation Army To Be Matched on Giving Tuesday - Archive

11/25/2022 - ABC 10 - Thanksgiving Dinner For Families In Need (Interview w/ Lt. Col. Lee Lescano)

11/24/2022 - Local Today - The Salvation Army ministers to 2,000 people in San Diego

11/24/2022 - FOX 5 - Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner - Archive

11/24/2022 - CBS 8 - Salvation Army Serves 2K People This Holiday in San Diego

11/24/2022 - CBS 8 - Salvation Army serves 2K people in San Diego this Thanksgiving - Archive

11/23/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army On Their Thanksgiving meals and Tree Lighting Event

11/22/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army Thanksgiving Meals and Tree Lighting Event at Grossmont Center (Interview With Col. Lee Lescano)

11/22/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army On Their Upcoming Thanksgiving Meals

11/21/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army Hosting Free Thanksgiving Meals Across the County

11/21/2022 - CBS 8 - Salvation Army To Provide Thanksgiving Meals

11/20/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army Hosting Thanksgiving Meals and tree Lighting Event

11/17/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army Will Be Giving Out Free Thanksgiving Meals At Four Local TSA Locations - Archive

11/15/2022 - The San Diego Union-Tribune - Column: New Salvation Army honorees have host of hidden talents - Archive

11/10/2022 - The San Diego Union-Tribune - Salvation Army kicks off red kettle campaign, Thanksgiving and Christmas meal (Interview w/ Col. Lee Lescano) - Archive

11/9/2022 - Pacific San Diego - How to give back this holiday season in San Diego County

October 2022

10/31/2022 - KOGO - Rady Family & Salvation Army announce $100M Center To Help Homeless in San Diego

10/28/2022 - NBC 7 - Rady Center Development Project

10/28/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army Announces $100M Rady Center Development Project (Interview w/ Lt. Col. Lee Lescano)

10/28/2022 - CBS 8 - The Salvation Army $100M Rady Center To Help Homeless in San Diego

10/27/2022 - NBC 7 - The Salvation Army $100M Rady Center To Help Homeless Planned For Downtown (Interview w/ Megan Dowell, Trinda Pearcy)

10/27/2022 - NBC 7 - $100M Facility to help homeless planned for downtown (Interview with Megan Dowell, Trinda Pearcy)

10/27/2022 - NBC 7 - $100M Salvation Army Rady Center To Help Homeless Planned For Downtown (Interview w/ Trinda Pearcy)

10/27/2022 - CBS8 - $100 Million going to fight homelessness with new Rady Center Facility (Interview w/ Megan Dowell)

10/27/2022 - The San Diego Union-Tribune - Salvation Army announces its biggest project to date a $100 million center to serve homeless people - Archive │ PDF │ Print

10/27/2022 - Times of Dan Diego - Ernest and Evelyn Rady Pledge Support for $100M Salvation Army Service Center Downtown - Archive

10/27/2022 - Local Today - Ernest, Evelyn Rady pledge support for The Salvation Army’s $100 million service center

10/26/2022 - KUSI - Trunk or Treat at The Salvation Army Escondido Corps

September 2022

August 2022

8/31/22 - KUSI - Uplift San Diego's Step Up Challenge for a great cause with Salvation Army (pt. 2)

8/31/2022 - KUSI - Uplift San Diego's Step Up Challenge for a great cause

8/18/2022 - Caring Magazine - Youth activists' efforts support women and children at Door of Hope

8/13/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army Is Hosting Their 8th Annual Back To School Event w Foot Locker

8/13/2022 - NBC 7 - SD Heads Back To School

8/13/2022 - ABC 10 - Salvation Army Backpack Drive at Escondido Corps

8/13/2022 - ABC 10 - Salvation Army Backpack Drive with Kiwanis Club of Escondido

8/13/2022 - ABC 10 - Salvation Army Backpack Drive

8/13/2022 - ABC 10 - Volunteers Prepare Backpacks For Students In Need

8/11/2022 - ABC GMA3 - Lucky Duck Foundation, The Salvation Army & Feeding San Diego create jobs

8/11/2022 - NBC 7 - Inflation is changing San Diegan's hopping habits

8/10/2022 - NBC 7 - Key Reports Shows Slowdown In Inflation (ft. The Salvation Army Thrift Store)

8/1/2022 - Escondido Times - Advocate - Kiwanis Club to help needy families

July 2022

7/30/2022 - NBC 7 - San Diegans Received Free Eye Exams and Glasses at The Salvation Army ARC - YouTube │ Archive

7/25/2022 - Midway Currents - Donut Chow-Down Commemorates Salvation Army’s Service to Veterans

7/6/2022 - Ministry Watch - Salvation Army Partners with Other Nonprofits in San Diego to Salvage Food, Feed and Create Jobs

June 2022

6/27/2022 - Caring Magazine - SAN DIEGO KROC CENTER CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

6/27/2022 - ABC 10 - Salvation Army Kroc Center Celebrates 20 Years

6/23/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army Kroc Center San Diego Celebrating 20 Year Anniversary

6/23/2022 KUSI - The Salvation Army Kroc Center Celebrating 20 Years in Business

6/22/2022 - ABC 10 - 3 San Diego organizations help provide jobs to the homeless - Archive

6/22/2022 - ABC 10 - San Diego Organizations Provide Jobs For Homeless (Lucky Duck & Salvation Army)

6/21/2022 - Lucky Duck Foundation - Lucky Duck Foundation, Feeding San Diego & The Salvation Army collaboration has rescued 500,000 lbs. of food, and, all graduates are employed and still housed

6/20/2022 - Caring Magazine - HOW THE FIRST-EVER KROC CENTER CAME TO BE WITH LT. COLONELS CINDY AND TIM FOLEY

6/3/2022 - CBS 8 - Today is National Donut Day (The Salvation Army on the Midway)

6/1/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army's National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship Happening Friday (Interview w/ Miki Sudo)

6/1/2022 - CBS 8 - The Salvation Army's Donut Eating Contest

May 2022

April 2022

4/14/2022 - Del Mar Times - Photo gallery: Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary honors ‘Leading Ladies’ at Women of Dedication lunch

4/13/2022 - KOGO AM - San Diego Residents get temporary relief from inflation from food distribution

4/13/2022 - KOGO AM - San Diego Residents get temporary relief from inflation

4/12/2022 - KUSI - Free Food Distribution Toyota of Poway and The Salvation Army

4/12/2022 - ABC 10 - A Tad of Inflation Relief

4/12/2022 - KUSI - Spring Break Leaves Many Families Facing Food Insecurity Across The Country

4/12/2022 - KUSI - Free Food Distribution Event

4/12/2022- ABC 10 - Inflation Rate Keeps Climbing, Toyota and Salvation Army

4/12/2022 - FOX 5 - Salvation Army and Toyota Food Giveaway

4/12/2022 - ABC 10 - A tad of inflation relief for some San Diegans - YouTube │ Archive

4/9/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army Holds Spring Break Food Distribution Event at Toyota of Poway

4/7/2022 - La Jolla Light - Photo gallery: Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary honors ‘Leading Ladies’ at Women of Dedication lunch │ Archive

4/6/2022 - The San Diego Union Tribune - Faith Communities getting ready for Holy Week across North County - Archive

4/1//2022 - Giving Back Magazine - Salvation Army San Diego

4/1/2022 - The San Diego Union-Tribune - Easter egg hunting is back in person across the county - Archive

4/1/2022 - Ranch & Coast - Women of Dedication Luncheon

March 2022

3/23/2022 - NBC 7 - Increased Demand at San Diego Food Banks Due to Inflation - YouTube

3/23/2022 - NBC 7 - Increased Demand at Food Banks

3/23/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army is Holding a Spring Cleaning Sale This Weekend

3/23/2022 - KUSI - Spring Cleaning Promotion

3/23/2022 KUSI - Customers can save 50% on all clothing Friday and Saturday

3/23/2020 - KUSI - Load all of the things that “don’t bring you joy” into your car to drop off at the Salvation Army

3/22/2022 - NBC 7 - Increased Demand at Food Banks, Salvation Army Downton

3/20/2022 - KUSI - Kiwanis Club, Salvation Army Team Up To Send Emergency Aid To Ukraine

3/19/2022 - KUSI - Kiwanis Club of La Jolla and Salvation Army send aid to Ukraine

3/16/2022 - Feeding San Diego - Share Your Luck: Feeding San Diego Partners with the Lucky Duck Foundation and The Salvation Army to Create Opportunities for San Diegans Experiencing Homelessness - Archive

3/15/2022 - KUSI - Kiwanis Club of La Jolla Partners With The Salvation Army To Help Ukrainians (Interview w/ Craig Gagliardi) - YouTube │ Archive

3/15/2022 - KUSI - The Salvation Army and Kiwanis Club of La Jolla aid Ukraine efforts

3/15/2022 - KOGO AM - The Lucky Duck Foundation Partners with The Salvation Army to provide computers

3/10/2022 - The San Diego Union-Tribune - Sharks, new pro hoops team in San Diego, look to build fan base with free tickets and popcorn - Archive

3/2/2022 - ABC 10 - How San Diegans can help Ukrainians

3/2/2022 - CBS 8 - Giving To Legitimate Relief Organizations like Salvation Army (Interview with Col. Lee Lescano)

3/2/2022 - CBS 8 - Giving To Legitimate Relief Organizations

3/1/2022 - KUSI - Salvation Army International provides relief to Ukraine and neighboring countries (Interview w/ Col. Chamness) - YouTube │ Archive

3/1/2022 - ABC 10 - The Salvation Army Provides Aid to Ukrainian Refugees *Interview with Col Lee Lescano)

3/1/2022 - CBS 8 - How to support Ukraine with The Salvation Army San Diego (Interview with Col. Lee Lescano)

3/1/2022 - Fox 5 - Local Efforts to Help Ukraine(Interview with Lt. Col. Lee Lescano) - YouTube │ Archive

3/1/2022 - Fox 5 - The Salvation Army's Efforts in the Ukraine - Russian Crisis (Interview w/ Col. Lee Lescano)

February 2022

2/11/2022 - Giving Back Magazine - 10 THINGS ABOUT ROSALIE GEREVAS & THE SALVATION ARMY

2/11/2022 -KPBS - Winter Olympics provide lessons for local ice skaters - YouTube │ Archive

2/5/2022 - ABC 10 - Lucky Duck Foundation invests $1 million for job placement, training initiative for those experiencing homeless │ Archive

2/3/2022 - KUSI - Lucky Duck Foundation launches New $1M Homeless Employment, Job Training Initiative - Archive

2/2/2022 - The San Diego Union-Tribune - Foundation providing $1 million in grants to help homeless people find jobs - Archive

January 2022

1/25//2022 - Rotary LA5 - WELCOME NEW LA5 MEMBER WITH THE SALVATION ARMY, CAPTAIN SEAN KELSEY

1/20/2022 - NBC 7 - New Salvation Army Store Opens (interview w/ Captain Willie Bland) │ YouTube Archive

1/18/2022 - KUSI - ‘Concert For Hope’ Jan. 23 to benefit Salvation Army’s ARC in Otay Mesa YouTube archive │ YouTube Archive

1/17/2022 - AMG Demolition - 2021 Salvation Army Demo

1/12/2022 - The San Diego Union-Tribune - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus cancels January and February concerts because of COVID-19 health concerns

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