The College Station Evening Lions Club are hosting the second annual Operation Flap Jack supporting The Salvation Army of Bryan/College Station on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. While raising critical funds for the programs of The Salvation Army this event will also be the kick off for The Salvation Army Annual Red Kettle effort. Tickets for the event are $10/per person and along with a pancakes breakfast there will be carnival games for the kids. There will be dine in, drive thru, and carry out service options at The Brazos Center Outside Pavilion. The Red Kettle Kickoff will feature Colonels Ronnie and Sharon Raymer, The Salvation Army leaders for all of Texas and local member of The Salvation Army Advisory Board and Lions Club. A ceremonial coin will be dropped to kick off the Red Kettle Campaign.
The proceeds will go towards the community’s needs of food, rent utilities, clothing, and support character building and music programs for children throughout the year. The event will also benefit The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program in the mission to keep joy and hope alive for local families during the holiday season. Recognizing that every child deserves the joy of Christmas, the Salvation Army Angel Tree program provides new clothing and toys to more than one million children and families each year.
Tickets can be purchased in person at The Salvation Army at 2506 Cavitt Avenue or online at salvationarmybcs.org.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for more than 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through a broad array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless, and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, visit salvationarmyusa.org.
Courtesy of The Salvation Army of Bryan/College Station
