‘Flower Power’ luncheon: On Wednesday at the Sir Francis Drake hotel, the Salvation Army hosted its seventh annual floral design show and lunch. The gathering was a fundraiser for the organization’s “Back 2 School” event, which provides classroom supplies to 1,500 schoolchildren, and for other Salvation Army programs. Guests included floral designer Ron Morgan and ABC 7’s Carolyn Johnson.
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Two things you might not have otherwise associated — the ongoing tragedy in Japan and the impending arrival of Britney Spears in the Castro this weekend — are now loosely connected.The public has until midnight tonight to enter an auction to win two VIP passes to the pop star’s outdoor performance being filmed this weekend outside the Castro Theatre for an upcoming segment on “Good Morning America.” The proceeds benefit the Salvation Army Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund.
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If you have somehow been in a Rip Van Winkle sleep and have awakened without knowing what season it is, you might catch on by seeing how niceness is suddenly directing traffic or how smiles surround us wherever we go.
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‘Flower Power’ luncheon: On Aug. 5 at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, the Salvation Army held its sixth annual lunch and floral-design show to benefit both its “Back 2 School” event, which provides underprivileged children with supplies, and after-school programs in San Francisco. Dominique Pfahl of Floreal L’Atelier created the diverse floral design. ABC 7’s Carolyn Johnson was host.
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WHO: Shawn Krieger of Toledo, Ohio
WHAT: Allegedly shouting, “I can’t stand you and your bell-ringing. I hate Christmas,” the 44-year-old grabbed a Salvation Army red kettle filled with about $700 of donated money outside a crowded general store in Maumee, Ohio. When the bell-ringer reportedly tried to take the kettle back, Krieger pushed her down to the ground before driving off with the kettle in a stolen pickup truck.
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A handful of teammates from the San Francisco 49ers made a brief foray into the food service industry today, serving turkey, dressing, pie and other Thanksgiving staples to residents at the Salvation Army's Railton Place residence.
The facility, which is home to a mix of veterans, people who have completed treatment programs, and young adults who aged out of the foster care system, opened in the Tenderloin neighborhood in September 2008.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State George Schutlz and his wife, Charlotte, will be honored today by the San Francisco Salvation Army Advisory Board as one of The City’s most influential couples. The Schultzes have been big supporters of the organization’s programs and services for low-income and homeless people. They will be feted during a luncheon at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center.
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