The Salvation Army Red Shield Ball raises funds to help the homeless
The Salvation held its eighth annual Red Shield Ball on Nov. 20 at WJCT to raise funds to help feed the homeless. The event’s Fund a Need raised $86,000 to improve the Carpenter Family Marketplace where the women and children who are living in the nonprofit’s Red Shield Lodge as well as local residents receive food in Downtown Jacksonville.
The food pantry serves 250-300 Duval County households with supplemental groceries per week. In honor of The Salvation Army’s longtime friend and sponsor Pete Carpenter and his compassion for helping others, the Carpenter Family Marketplace was created from the funds raised by the friends of Pete and Marilyn Carpenter and the 2019 Red Shield Ball Fund-A-Need donations. The Carpenter Family Marketplace is a client-choice pantry, which gives clients an opportunity to select the foods that are best for their household in an environment that preserves dignity.
Other income from the event will support the ongoing operations of the Red Shield programs that house the home, provide hot and nourishing meals and casework services to enable the participants to obtain housing and self-sufficiency.
The elegant, gala-style fundraiser included dinner, live music, dancing, and live and silent auctions.
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