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Salvation Army offers relief during heat advisory
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By Richard Smith
Scott Johnson Special to Independent Newsmedia
In response to the excessive heat warning issued today by the National Weather Service, beginning Monday, The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Survival Squad will activate 14 heat relief stations throughout the Valley where people in need can go for cooling and hydration.
Personnel at the Salvation Army's Sun City area hydration station prepare to handle members of the public seeking heat relief at the station off Avenue of the Arts in Surprise in June 2016.
From Monday, June 5, through Wednesday, June 7, the front lobby of The Salvation Army’s Family Services Department, at 2707 E. Van Buren St., Building 2, Phoenix, will be open to provide these services from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
The following heat relief stations will be open in the West Valley from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day:
• Estrella Mountain Corps – 11 N. Third Ave., Avondale
• Glendale Corps – 6010 W. Northern Ave., Glendale
• Sun Cities West Valley Corps – 17420 N. Avenue of the Arts Blvd., Surprise.
• Valley of the Sun Korean Corps – 7238 N. 61st Ave., Glendale
Additionally, The Salvation Army will dispatch a mobile unit each day to select portions of the metro area and encourages the community to check in on neighbors that might be at risk of dehydration or heat-related illness, injury or death.
The Salvation Army is also in need of volunteers at these heat relief stations, as well as monetary donations, sunscreen/sunblock, lip balm with SPF, hats, caps, bandanas, cooling towels and bottled water (preferably standard 16.9 ounce bottles). Call Danielle Shankle at 602-267-4117 or visit our VOLUNTEER page to find out more - #HeatReliefAZ.
The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Survival Squad is part of the Maricopa Association of Governments’ Heat Relief Regional Network, the goal of which is to provide resources for vulnerable people and help prevent heat-related deaths.
An interactive map of all heat relief/hydration stations and collection/donation sites in the network can be found HERE.
Editor's Note: Scott Johnson is the Public Relations Director for the The Salvation Army-Southwest Division
Personnel at the Salvation Army's Sun City area hydration station prepare to handle members of the public seeking heat relief at the station off Avenue of the Arts in Surprise in June 2016. 
