Salvation Army

Stuart Powell, local businessman and “life member” of The Salvation Army was visibly moved with emotion when he accepted the David Bell Birney Hope Award at the 2012 annual appreciation dinner Tuesday night. “Where there is loss, there is need. Where there is need, there is hope. Where there is hope there is The Salvation Army,” Powell said, quoting the groups core philosophy. The Salvation Army's gymnasium was transformed into a banquet facility for the event in which Lt. Dan Nelson, his wife, Capt.

The Salvation Army, with support from Ephraim McDowell Health, is hosting a community garden at 519 S. Fourth St. for any interested gardeners and gardening groups.  A 3,150-square-foot garden will be divided into 10 plots for those needing a place to garden this summer. “We've had a garden here at The Salvation Army for the three years now,” said Lt. Dan Nelson, co-commander of The Salvation Army in Danville.  “We've grown produce and given it away through our programs and services.

Jason “Bird” Abney, 31, husband of Chrissy Carter Abney and son of Rich and Linda Abney Conaway, died Tuesday, Feb. 28. Jason was a native of Jessamine County and a graduate of West Jessamine High School. He was an employee of Helmsdale Apartments, a member of the Citizens Emergency Response Team, and volunteer at the Angel Food and Salvation Army. Additional survivors are children Brianna and Lucas Abney, maternal grandparents Mary and Carl Abney, and paternal grandparents Harold and Myrtle Stevens.

TODAY - Winchester Music Club meeting, 7 p.m., Beverly White Towers. Jubilee Road will present program with Colista Ledford as program sponsor. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served. SATURDAY, JAN. 21 - The “Relentless Warriors,” the newly formed Winchester-Clark County non-Hodgkin's, Hodgkins, lymphoma and leukemia group will meet Saturday, Jan. 21 at Gaunce's Deli and Cafe, 845 Bypass Road. Anyone who has suffered from or has a family member with these types of diseases is invited to attend.

Please let me thank you for the letter in Friday's, Jan. 6, Voice of the People about the Salvation Army. On behalf of prisoners and inmates throughout the state of Kentucky, I want to thank people like Lt. Dan Nelson and Capt. Sarah Nelson, Angel Tree affiliates and the support of our communities and the volunteer support of time and resources that provide all of this for us. I have experienced first-hand and witness so many prisoners who are locked up in the Kentucky penal system who have literally cried and thanked God for providing a Christmas or just a small gift to a family member, who could be a child or a grandchild, or simply a loved one. However, so many of us don't realize the many hours and work that people and organizations put into this service.

A new year has begun, and The Salvation Army of Danville is once again strengthened by the generous and caring individuals living in the communities of Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer counties.  For The Salvation Army, the Christmas season brings a unique opportunity to serve people at a special time of the year. It is an honor for us to do this, remembering that at the same time we celebrate the greatest act of service in history at Christmas; Christ entering our world.

The red kettle and bell are hard to miss this time of year, but the famous holiday fundraiser is struggling to meet its annual goal. After hitting last year's goal of $85,000 the group raised its objective by $5,000. With a week to go, though, the total contributions are lagging at about $60,000. Lt. Dan Nelson said Monday the trend usually seems to be that more money comes in the closer you get to the Christmas Eve deadline. However, this year there is a lot to make up with just a few days left.