LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Salvation Army in Lynchburg is currently facing financial strains that could impact their operations heading into the summer season.
According to Major Caleb Prieto, the Salvation Army came up short of their initial $150,000 fundraising goal during their bell ringing campaign last year by $20,000.
“The bell ringing campaign was good in the sense that we had a lot of volunteers, but we didn’t raise the funds that we were anticipating,” Prieto said.
Prieto also says donations are down by 25%.
These financial strains could have potential impacts on services that the Salvation Army provides, such as the community meals and financial services they provide.
“I’m thinking the community feeding meals will probably be affected and the way we continue to serve people in the family services office,” Prieto said.
Prieto is optimistic that the Salvation Army can continue to provide their full array of services through donations from the community and other donors.
“A monetary donation right now will help; they can go to the website and click the donate button and make the donation,” Prieto said.
