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Salvation army robbed
published: Tuesday | December 5, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody x8F28="true">
Joseph Cunningham, Gleaner Writer
The Salvation Army's annual <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Christmas</SPAN> thrust to provide food, clothes and treats for the homeless throughout the island suffered a major blow when thieves stole an estimated $200,000 from its premises at 53 Lyndhurst Road, St. Andrew.
"The money was a mixture of cash and cheques, a portion of which was donation collected from the Christmas Kettle Appeal," said Major Denzil Walcott, head of the Lyndhurst Road centre. "We will be hard pressed to recover the funds."
Disappointment
Boys undergoing <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">rehabilitation</SPAN> at the Salvation Army collect donations along the streets from November 17 to December 24 each year, the period that the 'appeal' spans.
Major Walcott explained that, "We had promised the boys that we would have given them 10 per cent of the money they collected, towards their Christmas celebrations. We will have to find a way not to disappoint them".
Annually, proceeds from the appeal are used to host treats at children's and <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">golden </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">age</SPAN> homes and at infirmaries at Christmas time. On these occasions food, <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3); href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061205/lead/lead2.html#" target=_new><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT
Salvation army robbed
published: Tuesday | December 5, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody x8F28="true">
Joseph Cunningham, Gleaner Writer
The Salvation Army's annual <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Christmas</SPAN> thrust to provide food, clothes and treats for the homeless throughout the island suffered a major blow when thieves stole an estimated $200,000 from its premises at 53 Lyndhurst Road, St. Andrew.
"The money was a mixture of cash and cheques, a portion of which was donation collected from the Christmas Kettle Appeal," said Major Denzil Walcott, head of the Lyndhurst Road centre. "We will be hard pressed to recover the funds."
Disappointment
Boys undergoing <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">rehabilitation</SPAN> at the Salvation Army collect donations along the streets from November 17 to December 24 each year, the period that the 'appeal' spans.
Major Walcott explained that, "We had promised the boys that we would have given them 10 per cent of the money they collected, towards their Christmas celebrations. We will have to find a way not to disappoint them".
Annually, proceeds from the appeal are used to host treats at children's and <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">golden </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">age</SPAN> homes and at infirmaries at Christmas time. On these occasions food, <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3); href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061205/lead/lead2.html#" target=_new><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT