News from Salvation Army: Canandaigua

$100,000 to Go to Reach Goal

CANANDAIGUA -- Construction is under way on the $1.5 million expansion and renovation projecct at the Canandaigua Salvation Army.

A capital fundraising campaign has raised $1.4 million, leaving about $100,000 to go, noted Capt. Robert Ginter, who heads the local operation with his wife, Capt. Donna Ginter.

Captain Ginter appealed to the community to close the gap in reaching the goal in one of three ways:

• Make a pledge by calling 585-394-6968.


• Donate online by clicking here. Be sure to specify Canandaigua, NY, Salvation Army Capital Campaign.


• Mail a donation to The Salvation Army, 110 Saltonstall Street, P.O. Box 510, Canandaigua, NY 14424-0510.

The project will better accommodate and grow programs and services, said Captain Ginter.

At the launch of the campaign, Honorary Capital Campaign Chair George M. Ewing Sr. called The Salvation Army "one of the most important, constructive and useful organizations in our community," and noted that the current facility was "literally bursting at the seams."

"Over five times as many people use our facility now as when we last expanded our building in 1991," noted then-Advisory Board Chairman Tom Mees. "Since 2000, overcrowding has become a major problem."

The two-story addition to the current facility will house a new community dining room, community meeting room and classroom for Salvation Army and community use. There will be barrier-free facilities, including an elevator, access doors, restrooms and showers. The project also will renovate the 2,000-square-foot gym to its original use, remodel and expand the kitchen and food pantry, and develop a dedicated computer lab for all levels of education and skills.

A separate 4,000 square-foot building immediately adjacent to the expansion project will become a future youth center. To be named the "Ewing Family Center", this building and its 2-acre plot were purchased by The Salvation Army as part of the expansion. However, separate funds totaling $125,000 will be needed to perform renovations to the building to bring it up to code requirements.