Over 160 Volunteers Needed Aug. 22 to Help Children in Need

With just three weeks to go, The Salvation Army still needs more than 160 volunteers for Leaders Launching Learners (L3), an Aug. 22 event that will provide back-to-school clothing and supplies to 850 children of low-income families.

The volunteers are needed to help children pick out $100 worth of merchandise at participating Twin Cities metro area Kmart, Target and Wal-Mart stores. Each volunteer will be assigned to one child.

Volunteers who support L3 will be helping more than they can possibly imagine.

“The amount of good L3 does in this community is bewildering,” said Captain Lisa Mueller of the W. 7th Salvation Army in St. Paul, one of many Salvation Army locations with children benefitting from L3. “For many of these kids, back-to-school shopping is not even in their realm of thinking – they’re used to hand-me-downs. L3 means the world to them.”

Volunteer time commitments range from two to three-and-a-half hours. Volunteers are most needed at stores in Fridley, St. Anthony, St. Paul and Vadnais Heights.

To register for L3 or to see a list of participating stores, click here.

Monetary donations for L3 can be made by clicking here.