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Salvation Army Accepting Financial Donations for Gray Fire Victims

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News Brief | FāVS News

The Salvation Army Spokane has set up a donation link to best assist families impacted by the Gray Fire in Medical Lake tragedy.

At this time, financial donations are the best way to support fire victims over in-kind donations, according to the organization.  For those who can give financially, the following link has been set up: . Checks are also being accepted and can be sent to The Salvation Army, 222 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane, WA 99207. Please note ‘WA Fires’ when making an online or check donation.  Funds received will be used to help families where it’s most needed.

“The Salvation Army Spokane is here to help assist families to recover from this terrible situation,” said corps officer Captain David Cain in a press release. “Beyond helping with material items, we are also here to help with emotional and spiritual guidance during this difficult time.”

As of Saturday, the Gray Fire had claimed one life, and close to 200 structures had been lost.

Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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