The Warsaw Rotary Club recently collected $68,000 for Warsaw’s Salvation Army. Pictured from left are Alan Alderfer, Salvation Army board president and fundraiser co-chair; Sina and Ken Locke, envoys with The Salvation Army Warsaw; Stephanie Merchant Overbey, Warsaw Rotary Club president; Bill Smith, board member; and John Hall, lifetime board member and fundraiser co-chair. Photo provided by the Warsaw Rotary Club.

News Release

WARSAW — Warsaw Rotarians had their annual Salvation Army day fundraiser Dec. 22, and collected $68,000 this year for Warsaw’s local Salvation Army.

This is the 57th year the club has held the fundraiser. The event was formed in 1965 by Rotarian N. Bruce Howe to honor Brigadier Brice Phillipson, who was a fellow Rotarian and retired Salvation Army officer. The efforts that year resulted in just under $1,000 being collected.

The Salvation Army and the Warsaw Rotary Club have had a close relationship since 1921 when the Salvation Army was established in Warsaw 101 years ago. Many Rotarians have served on the advisory board of The Salvation Army over the years as they strive to follow their Rotary motto, “Service Above Self.”