AND SUNDAY STARTS THE SUMMER LIKE DIGITS. THAT’S WHERE WE’LL PICK UP THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK AND
I’LL HAVE THAT COMING UP AT
8.45.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: ORIGINAL PICK
UP ON THIS HURRICANE SEASON
STUFF THE START OF HURRICANE
SEASON IS LESS THAN 2 WEEKS
AWAY AND ALREADY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER IS TRACKING A
SYSTEM OF THE TROPICS LIKE YOU
JUST SAW SO IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE SEASON AHEAD, THE SALVATION ARMY NEEDS
VOLUNTEERS. THAT’S RIGHT.
SO THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO GO
ON STANDBY BASIS THERE WAITING.
>> TO HELP SHOULD DISASTER
STRIKE AND WHILE WE HOPE AND IF
THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN IT’S GOOD
TO KNOW THEY’RE THERE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: MEL IS JOINING
US NOW FROM INSIDE ONE OF THE
SALVATION ARMY’S CAN T AND NOW.
>> THAT’S THAT’S BASICALLY THE
VEHICLE THAT GOES OUT AFTER A
DISASTER HITS AND THAT ONE
VEHICLE CAN HELP WHAT HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE.
♪
>>LAUREN VERNO: HUNDREDS JED I MEAN IT’S SUCH AN AMAZING STORY THESE VOLUNTEERS, THESE
WORKERS, IT’S REALLY APPALLING
FOR THEM. IT COMES FROM THEIR
HEART AND
THEY SACRIFICE AND REALLY OR
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN
THEIR
WORST DAYS. I WANT TO INTRODUCE
MAJOR BIGGERS HERE WHO IS
DRESSED TO IMPRESS TODAY, BUT
TYPICALLY WHEN HE IS ON THE
GROUND RUNNING YOU KNOW, YOU’VE
GOT THE RED VEST ON AND YOU ARE
A BUSY MAN AREN’T YOU. YES, WE
ARE YEAH.
♪
WHY YOU DO THIS I MEAN YOU SAID YOU AND YOUR OUR WORK AS A NATION ARMY IS A
CALLING YOUR PASTOR AS WELL.
WHAT WHAT HE WHAT DOES IT DO
FOR YOU.
♪
>> WELL THIS IS A REWARDING MY LIFE. ♪
A LARGE FAMILY WEST, VIRGINIA AND THE SALVATION ARMY REACH OUT TO THAT. HER FAMILY, A
YOUNG AGE.
CREATION WILL AGE AND BECAUSE
OF THAT THEY WERE INTRODUCED
THE SALVATION ARMY THROUGH THE
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM. I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE YOUTH PROGRAMS A CHURCH PROGRAM, THE
SALVATION ARMY AND ALSO
VOLUNTEERED MANY TIMES TO GO
AND SERVE AND TORNADOES THAT
BROKE OUT IN NORTH ALABAMA.
AND SO THAT WAS REALLY WHERE I
REALLY FELL IN LOVE
WITH THE THE HEART TO GOD HAND
AND MINISTRY OF THE SALVATION
ARMY SERVING THOSE IN BEEN
AFFECTED IT REALLY IMPACTED BY
NATURAL DISASTERS.
>> YEAH, LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR CAN SEE
WE’RE LOOKING
AT 10 SERVICE ABOUT 5 TO
5,000 PEOPLE YOU HAVE SOME THAT
CAN DO MUCH MORE LOVE YOU KNOW
YOU YOU RESPONDED TO MANY
DISASTERS WE TALK PARTICULARLY
ABOUT MICHAEL.
YOU KNOW IF PEOPLE THERE ARE
STILL RECOVERING AFTER ALL
THESE YEARS.
>> IT WAS A A HURRICANE.
♪
♪
THE SALVATION ARMY WAS A VERY ACTIVE THROUGHOUT AND HANDLE. IT’S A COLD ALL THE WAY TO
TALLAHASSEE
I WAS CALLED BECAME THE
INCIDENT COMMANDER FOR 2 WEEKS
OVERSEEING THE OPERATIONS OF
THE RESPONSE AND WE
PROBABLY 30 CAN TEAMS DEPLOYED
THROUGHOUT THE THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THAT WAS
SERVING MEALS. THROUGHOUT THE
DAY FOR THOSE IMPACTED.
♪
THE EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL ♪ SAID IT’S MORE THAN JUST A MEAL
OR I LOVE THESE PEOPLE THAT
THEY NEED TO.
A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON THE NEED
TO SHARE THEIR STORY.
UNFORTUNATELY WE LOOK AT IT AS
A MINISTRY MORE THAN JUST
PROVIDE IS A COOL DONE HOW TO
RATION OTHER BILLS.
♪
ALSO THAT KIND
♪
OF SUPPORT THAT IS SO NEEDED.
THE COLOR OF THE USUAL 5 PEOPLE. IT WILL STAFF AT ONE TIME.
>> AND ONLY IMAGINE HOW BUSY IT
IS AND THEY ARE THE PEOPLE
COMING UP, LIKE YOU SAID THEY
HAVE THEIR STORIES AND ALSO
HUNGRY AND THEY’RE THIRSTY
UNDER HIGHER.
>> IT’S JUST
♪
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE ARE TO SEE
A SALVATION ARMY. TRUMP.
UP READY TO SERVE THEIR NEEDS.
GRATION AS
WELL FOOD EMOTIONAL SPIRITUAL
SUPPORT AND THE GRATITUDE THAT
THAT IS EXTENDED TO US. IT’S
JUST A SOMETIMES I
THINK WE WE’RE MORE BLESSING.
THEY ARE BECAUSE OF THE
GRATITUDE. IT’S SEE HOW THESE
PEOPLE WHO’VE LOST SO MUCH
THEY’RE OUT THERE EXPRESSIONS
OF GRATITUDE TO US THE IN OUT
THERE WE’RE JUST DOING WHAT WE
CALL TO CALL TO SERVE THOSE IN
NEED ON A
♪
DAILY BASIS.
WHERE HE’S BLUE SKIES IN TOWNS
WHERE THE SKIES ARE TURN ANGRY
AND WE HAVE DISASTERS. DISASTER
YOU KNOW ENOUGH
ABOUT PARKLAND.
>> I THINK YOU’RE SELLING IT
BECAUSE I DO I FEEL IT COMES
FROM THE HEART WHAT WHAT WOULD
YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO MAYBE
YOU’RE THINKING I WANT TO
VOLUNTEER BUT MAYBE I DON’T
KNOW THEY HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO
DO IT. I IMAGINE THERE’S LOTS
TO DO THE
SALVATION ARMY.
>> THE OTHER THING YOU CAN
ALWAYS GO ON OUR WEBSITE
SALVATION ARMY ANY WILL FAIL OR
SALVATION ARMY, ANY FEEL FOR
NORTHEAST FLORIDA ON OUR
WEBSITE AND SEE ALL KINDS OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE.
♪
MAYBE NOT DISASTER, BUT THEY CAN GO ON AND SEE HOW THEY CAN SERVE LAKE CREATE
A PROFILE AND THEN GO THROUGH
THE PROCESS AND THEY DON’T HAVE
TO SERVE
♪
2 WEEKS LIGHT. I DID OVER.
A LOCAL DISASTER COULD BE JUST
ONE MEAL, YOU KNOW A DAY.
I EVEN THEY CAN BE. SO.
♪
TO THE SALVATION
ARMY SUPPORT AND SERVING THOSE
IN
♪
IN ♪ YOUR COMMUNITY. SO NATURAL
DISASTERS MANMADE DISASTERS.
THEY THEY’RE THEY BURIED IN
WHATEVER SKILL.
♪
♪
♪ >> ALL RIGHT WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR HEART
AND YOUR WIFE, I MEAN SUCH A.
AND I KNOW THAT WE’LL GET THE
SUPPORT.
♪
SUPPORT. ♪ ♪
♪ ♪ WHEN A VOLUNTEER AS YOU HEARD
IT COULD BE ONE DAY OR YOU CAN
BE.