HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The annual dinner fundraiser for the Salvation Army is coming up Friday, August 4 at the Cosmosphere.
"It's getting pretty full," said Major D.J. James. "We do have a couple tables left and some tickets available. You can still come and join us. The tickets individually are $50 a piece. That will get you in for the dinner and the silent auction that's happening."
The event helps to support the year round services and programs of the Salvation Army. They have really been helping through this hot period in the city, as well.
"We've been giving out waters all of the last few weeks with this heat," James said. "Our doors are open and people can come get some air conditioned moments and some water. That's in the forefront of my mind right now."
The need has continued to grow and the funds that the Salvation Army sets aside to help if people have emergency bills to pay are lasting less and less deep into the month.
"The need has been greater since about March and April this year," James said. "Typical for us lately is about eight to nine days into the month before we run out of funds to help with things such as rent and utilities. We continue, of course, with the payee program and lots of our other services, but the ones that take that chunk of financial support, we're only making it about a week and a half."
For more information, contact James at 620-663-3353 or [email protected].
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