Salvation Army Responds with Emergency Supports for Those Impacted by the Campbelltown Tornado.

CAMPBELLTOWN, Pa. -- As residents return to their devastated homes following a confirmed tornado that destroyed or damaged at least 50 homes in the community of Campbelltown in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, The Salvation Army has been at the heart of the disaster area to provide practical support in the form of food, shelter and cleaning supplies.

As soon as word was received of the tornado, The Salvation Army deployed two emergency response canteens from Harrisburg and Lebanon to assess the situation and provide immediate assistance. A command center was established at The Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Center in Harrisburg, which has been cooking and preparing meals in their kitchen for on-site delivery. As many as 300 people are being served meals at the site of the disaster for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals will continue to be provided as long as necessary. Overnight shelter is also being provided at the command center as needed for displaced residents.

The Lebanon Home Depot store has generously provided volunteer support and a tractor trailer full of brooms, rakes, shovels and other cleaning supplies and is working alongside The Salvation Army on site for the arduous clean-up work that needs to take place.

The Salvation Army would be grateful for financial contributions in support of tornado victims and the response effort. Donations may securely be made by credit card at http://www.salvationarmypendel.org/ or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769) or by check, made payable to: "The Salvation Army" and mailed to: The Salvation Army, Development Office, 701 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. Please be sure to earmark all donations "Campbelltown Tornado Response."

The Salvation Army was founded 139 years ago in London, England as a religious and social services organization. Since its inception, The Army has worked with people holistically, addressing their physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs. The Salvation Army provides hope to people of all ages without discrimination through community support services, residential shelters, foster care, developmental disabilities programs, programs for the incarcerated and their families, job training, child development centers, after school care, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, services for senior citizens, disaster response, and neighborhood corps community centers.