Wednesday, February 2, 2022

In the News ... "Abilene Salvation Army asks for help stocking shelter before freeze hits"

• When temperatures drop, The Salvation Army makes extra beds available

By Laura Gutschke, Reporter
Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - In advance of extreme winter weather expected to arrive in the Big Country Wednesday afternoon, the Salvation Army in Abilene is asking residents to help stock its shelter with hygiene items.

In a Tuesday news release, the organization said its supplies of soap, shampoo, toothpaste and other hygiene items are "dangerously low."

The Salvation Army's local emergency shelter, at 1726 Butternut St., provided shelter to 160 people without homes in January, the release said, and many are expected to seek refuge from the cold weather ...

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