GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – With Christmas in the rearview mirror the Salvation Army of Greater Green Bay is asking the community to not forget about them.
The bells and red kettles have now disappeared, but the needs of so many people within the community have not.
And because of that, the Salvation Army continues to march on.
“We’re busy like every single day,” explains Captain Matthew O’Neil with the Greater Green Bay Salvation Army.
The organization might get a majority of attention and response leading up to Christmas, but they truly are a 365-days-a-year group that needs continued support throughout the calendar year.
“Not necessarily just during Christmas time,” says O’Neil.
The Salvation Army thrives off the communities generosity with time, talent, and monetary donations, but they do realize that cash might be tight for many families in this post-Christmas period.
“As far as fundraising goes people are spent, I think, in general at the end of December,” explains O’Neil.
And while the group can expect the monetary donations to slow to an extent, they hope people throughout the community continue to be generous in donating their time and talent.
For organization leaders, they say there are ample opportunities for people to pitch in and help out.
“We have a feeding program that we need volunteers for every single day,” says O’Neil. “We have a food pantry that volunteers stock and do that kind of thing.”
And it doesn’t stop there.
“We also have volunteer opportunities at the thrift store,” he adds.
With so many opportunities, organization leaders say that there is certainly something perfectly suited to anybody’s interests and skills.
If you’re interested in helping out and volunteering in some capacity you can find additional information here.
