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Legacy Giving - What's Right for You?

Donor Stories

  • If My Gift Helps Just One Person, It's Worth It
    If My Gift Helps Just One Person, It's Worth It
    Anne Edelhauser believes that we all make choices. "You want to leave a legacy that's going to have meaning, that will have a purpose. If you help somebody else out, you're leaving part of you."
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  • "When You Really Need Help, They Are There"
    "When You Really Need Help, They Are There"
    What touched Celia and Bob the most about The Salvation Army was the fact that they never turn anyone away. "No matter how down and out you are, The Salvation Army will tide you over, give you shelter, give you food, and help you get back on your feet."
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  • “My Charity is the Salvation Army”
    “My Charity is the Salvation Army”
    Jack’s respect for the Salvation Army began in Alaska many years ago. Standing on a dock, waiting to board the ship that would take him and hundreds of other young men to fight in Korea, he was offered hot coffee and donuts by a Salvation Army volunteer...
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  • “The Salvation Army Stands Above All Other Groups”
    “The Salvation Army Stands Above All Other Groups”
    Marty lives in a golfing community in the South these days, but he still smiles to remember a Salvation Army brass band playing on a cold Dearborn, Michigan street corner. “They were next to a big kettle that you tossed your nickels and dimes into.”
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  • Their Wills Make a Statement
    Their Wills Make a Statement
    When Trish saw Ted’s picture in her high school yearbook, she told her friends that he was the boy for her. Ted must have agreed. A year later he proposed and the couple has been married for over fifty years.
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