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The Chicago Staff Band presented a concert at First Baptist Church of Greater Des Moines on Feb. 20 and participated in the church's worship service on Feb. 21. The 36-piece brass and percussion ensemble is The Salvation Army's premier band in the Midwest. The band is under the direction of William Himes, a world reknown composer and arranger.

Final Red Kettle total a new record
     The final tally of The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign in Des Moines shows the 2009 drive went WAY over the top! With a goal of $700,000, the total of contributions is $795,563 -- a new Red Kettle record in Des Moines. In 2008 the campaign generated $683,259.
     The bell ringing phase of the campaign ended on New Years Eve but the mail appeal portion continued through mid-January.
     The campaign got off to a strong start and then fell behind when blizzard conditions put bell ringing to a stop for several days in December.
     In this year’s campaign, the bell ringing component generated $294,108, an increase of more than $50,000 from 2008. The mail appeal generated $501,455, an increase of more than $62,000 from 2008.
“We thank God for this successful campaign,” said city coordinator Major David Corliss, “and the generous people of Central Iowa.”

Salvation Army loses friend and employee
     Friends and family of Beverly Johnson paid their last respects at a funeral service on Feburary 5 at the Temple Corps Worship and Community Center. Bev, as she was known to many, died in her sleep on Feb. 3 at the age of 63.
     Hired by The Salvation Army in Des Moines in 1997 as an accountant, Bev became a family services caseworker in 2006. To the many clients she saw daily, Bev Johnson was The Salvation Army.
     Bev raised five sons as a single mom and understood the struggles many of her clients faced.
     When a follower of Jesus dies to this life, it is common in the Salvation Army organization to say that the individual has been “promoted to Glory.”
     Bev Johnson has been promoted to Glory.