Who We Are Snapshot

“All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.”

—ISAIAH 54:13

In August, TD Garden, the home of the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins, hosted its 14th annual Back-to-School Celebration. The event is a joint project between TD Garden, the city of Boston, and The Salvation Army.

Smiles flashed as over 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies and ready for the first day of school were given to families with children.

Grace Chapel in Cambridge, a nondenominational Christian church that has worked with The Salvation Army in the past, provided new winter coats to go along with the backpacks.

A barber from the Waltham area volunteered his time to give back-to-school haircuts. The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services in Boston supplied snacks and beverages for attendees, and local organizations set up tables to inform families about services available to them in their community.

Major Elijah Kahn, general secretary for The Salvation Army Massa­chusetts Division, says, “We’re so grateful to the TD Garden and all of the partners who make this annual event possible. Providing basic supplies like notebooks and pencils may seem small, but for the families we serve, they’re powerful tools that help children thrive in school.”

photo courtesy of The Salvation Army of Massachusetts