Torrington Corps Community Center 234 Oak Ave.
Torrington, CT 06790
(860)482-3569 Fax:(860)489-9260
Schedule:
Sundays
9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11a.m. - Morning Worship
-NEW- *Mondays (Begining in September) 4:30-6:30p.m. - Youth Acivities with dinner
4:30-5:10p.m. - Jr. Soldiers/Corps Cadets
5:15-5:45p.m. - Dinner
5:45-6:25p.m. - Music Classes
*This is the only program that will require registration prior to participation.
-NEW- Mondays (Beginning in September) 8:00p.m. - Men's Fellowship
-NEW- Wednesdays (Begining in September) will be Bible Bowl (ages 13-18) this will be with Winsted Service unit so times are not final yet.
Thursdays
6:00 p.m. - Women's Ministries
Fridays
6 - 6:30 p.m. - Food Distribution (Weekly food distribution; there are income guidlines, but individuals and families can come every week even if they receive the monthly food pantry.
7 p.m. - Family Night
Social Service Hours - Monday - Friday 9a.m. - 3p.m.
We offer rent and utility assistance as well as a monthly food pantry.
The Salvation Army of Torrington, CT reaches out to the whole individual. We meet spiritual, social, physical and emotional meets in the Name of Jesus Christ, as we all try to better ourselves and our community.
We are part of an international evangelical church, making every individual our priority. Jesus Christ is the center of all we do, whether it is social ministry or spiritual programming. We truly believe in The Salvation Army's motto of "Heart to God and Hand to Man".
Call us if you are interested in volunteering, attending or in need of social services.
2009 FUNDRAISER
The Public Relations Committee of Litchfield County Board of REALTORS®, Inc. dedicated its 2009 fundraising efforts to the support of The Salvation Army and F.I.S.H.
Litchfield County Board of REALTORS®, Inc. Public Relations Committee fundraising efforts are aimed at bringing together members of Litchfield County Board of REALTORS®, Inc., its affiliates, the public and local businesses in a campaign to support the humanitarian interests of worthy organizations in our community.
On October 16, 2009 Litchfield County Board of REALTORS®, Inc. Public Relations Committee Chair, Linda Hull presented Lt. Alan Galentine and Mrs. Angie Galentine of The Salvation Army and Executive Director A. Hamlet Montero of F.I.S.H. each with a check for $2,025.00.
This year's fundraiser was extremely successful and we would like to thank everyone who contributed. Both of the organizations are extremely pleased to have received such a generous donation.
(L to R: Maria Bonetti, Public Relations Committee Member; Lt. Alan Galentine, Salvation Army; Mrs. Angie Galentine, Salvation Army; Linda Hull, Public Relations Committee Chair; A. Hamlet Montero, Executive Director, F.I.S.H.; Kim D'Andrea, Public Relations Committee Member; Colleen Platt, Public Relations Committee Member; Carey Budnick, Public Relations Committee Member )
SALVATION ARMY CHRISTENS NEW EMERGENCY DISASTER CANTEEN
TORRINGTON - The Torrington Salvation Army held a "Canteen Coronation Party" in the middle of Downtown Torrington at Coe Memorial Park on September 26th on a perfect New England Fall day. Dignitaries and friends attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the re-furbished Emergency Disaster Services canteen that served at "Ground Zero" in 2001. Divisional Commander, Lt. Colonel Barbara Hunter welcomed the crowd, led the invocation, cut the ribbon and then the party began! The freshly painted and restored canteen, which looked like new, will serve the people of Torrington and all of Northwest Connecticut. Torrington Mayor, Ryan Bingham was pleased to have the emergency vehicle available to serve the citizens of Torrington and thanked The Salvation Army for all their work and help in the community.
Musical entertainment was provided by Joey and Josh, a two-person acoustic band who travelled from New Jersey for the event. There was "face painting" being done by the Torrington High Cheerleaders, and plenty of food was delivered by The Salvation Army canteen! The toughest decision of the day was whether to go with chicken or minestrone. It was a close contest between Lt. Alan Galentine's "Chicken Corn Chowder" or Carlene Brown's "Mighty Minestrone", and the final choice seemed to be evenly split.
Lt. Alan and Angie Galentine, Torrington Corps officers, thanked everyone that helped make the canteen happen. They thanked Alcoa-Howmet and the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut for their generous financial support, and the Officers also thanked Write Way Signs for the lettering on the truck and Personal Touch Car Wash for the final detailing.
The program was concluded with a lively performance from The Salvation Army Manchester Citadel Band under the direction of Bandmaster Michael Orfitelli. The group played a number of traditional Brass songs, hymns and marches.
(Pictured Left to Right) Guy Rovezzi, Director - Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut; Major Douglas Bartlebaugh, Financial Secretary - Salvation Army Southern New England Division; Ryan J. Bingham - Mayor of Torrington;, George Craig, Torrington Advisory Board Chairperson; Laura Carpenter, Plant Manager - Alcoa Howmet; Laurie Roy, Human Resources - Alcoa Howmet; Mackenzie Roy - Laurie's Daughter, and Lts. Alan and Angie Galentine, Torrington Corps Officers.
NEW SALVATION ARMY CANTEEN HELPS AT TORRINGTON FIRE!
55 Minutes and we're there!
TORRINGTON - At 6:10 AM Monday morning, the Fire Department called Salvation Army Torrington Corps Officers Lieutenants Alan and Angie Galentine at home and asked for the ‘new' - Emergency Disaster Services Canteen to respond to a major fire on Summer Street.
Lt. Alan, who arrived in Torrington a month ago, knew that he was ready for his first emergency disaster test. He knew that the truck, a re-furbished canteen that served at Ground Zero after 9/11 was ready too. He just needed to get there and get the coffee started.
At 7:15 a.m. The Salvation Army arrived! The canteen was directed to the command location at the Stop & Shop parking lot. Next, more volunteers arrived. The Army worked in conjunction with the Torrington Police Department, the Torrington Auxiliary Fire Department and the Red Cross. And then just like the volunteers, more supplies began to arrive. Bottled water and ice from Stop & Shop. Donuts and coffee from Dunkin Donuts. Tacos and burritos from Tacco Bell and Egg McMuffins, double cheeseburgers, and McChicken sandwiches from McDonald's.
The Hartford Courant reported, "The fire was so hot that it melted the vinyl siding on homes on nearby Cameron Street, Torrington Fire Chief John Field said. Firefighters suspect that the blaze had been burning for some time before the first alarm came in at 5:07 a.m. an orange glow filled the sky above the former Stone Container Corp. pizza box factory. "When the first companies arrived on scene, they struck multiple alarms right away, Chief Field said. "It looked impressive."
Lt. Galentine said, "The Salvation Army loves to help whenever there is a need. This is our community, and the folks fighting this fire are our people. I'm glad that we were able to be here for them when they needed us. My volunteers and I were praying for each and every one of them, and we thank God that all of them are OK. They did a great job!"
All across America, The Salvation Army has provided Emergency Disaster Services to individuals and communities affected by disasters and other catastrophic events since its charter was enacted in the United States in 1899. The Army has a tradition of often being the "first to arrive . . . . and the last to leave,". . . bringing relief on a year round basis - offering food, shelter, a helping hand, a friendly smile and a few words of comfort.
Last year, in Connecticut and Rhode Island, Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Canteens served over 1,039,364 meals and beverages to fire fighters, police officers, victims and people in need. And yet, no fees are accepted for any items served from Salvation Army Canteens.
FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING IN HISTORIC TORRINGTON FACTORY COMPLEX
By DAVID OWENS Reprinted from The Hartford Courant
August 11, 2009
TORRINGTON - A ferocious early-morning fire destroyed a building in a historic Torrington factory complex, but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading to nearby buildings.
The fire was so hot that it melted the vinyl siding on homes on nearby Cameron St., Torrington Fire Chief John Field said.
Four firefighters were injured fighting the fire. One suffered a sprain and the others suffered heat-related ailments but are recovering, Field said. Firefighters suspect that the blaze had been burning for some time before the first alarm came in at 5:07 a.m. An orange glow filled the sky above the former Stone Container Corp. pizza box factory.
"When the first companies arrived on scene, they struck multiple alarms right away," Field said. "It looked impressive."
The fire went to a fourth alarm and all off-duty firefighters and volunteers from Torrington as well as volunteers from Winsted, Harwinton, Litchfield and Thomaston responded. Waterbury firefighters staffed the Torrington fire house and handled other calls in Torrington.
The fire was declared under control about 9 a.m. and firefighters left the scene about 2 p.m. The city fire marshal, assisted by the state fire marshal and Torrington police, is now investigating.
The fire began in a building used for storage by Daley Moving and Storage, Field said, and everything in the building was destroyed. The building's roof collapsed during the fire.
Firefighters kept the blaze from spreading to adjoining buildings - there are about six in the complex - although some did suffer some fire damage.
"Due to the good work of these guys, they kept it in check, to the one building," Field said. "It was real close."
The building that burned was built about 1900, according to city assessment records, along with the rest of the Hendey Machine Co. complex. The site has a long industrial history, first as Hendey, which manufactured machine tools. At its peak during World War II, Hendey employed about 1,500 people.
Hendey closed in 1954 and the plant was taken over by American Brass Co., which used a portion of the facility to manufacture cast and rolled aluminum. In the 1960s, American Brass consolidated operations and sold the plant.
The plant then was used for production of corrugated cardboard until Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. ended operations there in 2000.
The shopping center to the north of the factory complex, where firefighters set up their command post, was the site of Torrington's biggest fire. In July 1973, the Connecticut Warehouse Corp./Gavlick Machinery Corp. fire in the old Anaconda American Brass Co. plant burned. A three-square block, eight-story industrial complex was consumed by a fire fed by carpet, liquor, oil and cleaning fluids, tires and televisions.
Copyright © 2009, The Hartford Courant
ALCOA FOUNDATION ASSISTS SALVATION ARMY
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(left to right) Elizabeth
Pond Reza, Salvation Army, Foundation Relations Manager; Irene Mosher,
Salvation Army Senior Field Representative; Tom Vannini, Torrington
Emergency Manager; Captain Matthew Morrison, Salvation Army Torringtion
Corps Officer; Chief John Field, Torrington Fire Department; Laurie Roy, Alcoa Human Resources Manager and Adam Zinkievich, Salvation Army Development Resource Manager.
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TORRINGTON,
CT - Alcoa Howmet and the Alcoa Foundation came through in a ‘big" way
to help The Salvation Army's Disaster Services Canteen Refurbishment
Project. Mrs. Laurie Roy, Human Resource Manager for Alcoa presented a
$15,000 donation towards the refurbishment of an existing Emergency
Disaster Services Canteen to Corps Officer Captain Matthew Morrison at
their Torrington Center on Oak Avenue.
With the cost of a new canteen nearing two
hundred thousand dollars, The Salvation Army has a re-cycling program where
older and smaller trucks are taken out of service, retrofitted and then
reassigned to an area that has previously not had an emergency vehicle. This
canteen requires a new engine and generator, new tires, body work, repainting,
new signage, registration and supplies and when finished, the mobile kitchen
will be located in Litchfield County.
The use of canteens is central to The Salvation Army's relief efforts to serve as food transport, cooking facility, meal/relief distribution center and field headquarters during major disasters. The Salvation Army currently operates four mobile food kitchens in Connecticut which are strategically located throughout the state. These canteens, driven to the site of a disaster, serve as field headquarters where strategies are planned and implemented. Volunteers cook meals from the canteen and distribute them to victims and emergency workers such as ambulance drivers, police officers, fire fighters, environmental cleanup workers and volunteer groups. Socks, blankets and personal wash kits are also distributed. On frigid days, victims and emergency responders receive warm drinks; on hot, humid days, cold drinks are distributed to prevent heat exhaustion.
For more information about the Salvation Army's Disaster Services Torrington Canteen Refurbishment Project please contact: Captain Matthew Morrison - Torrington Corps, 234 Oak Avenue, Torrington, CT 06790 Telephone: (860) 482-3569
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