{"id":288751,"date":"2026-05-12T00:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/288751\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:13:10","slug":"salvation-army-launches-summer-fan-drive-to-help-corpus-christi-residents-beat-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/288751\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army launches Summer Fan Drive to help Corpus Christi residents beat the heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Salvation Army of Corpus Christi is kicking off its annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/article\/news\/local\/salvation-army-free-fan-giveaway\/503-bb4cea34-f3b1-439b-9d27-daf7a9169cd3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Summer Fan Drive;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Summer Fan Drive&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Summer Fan Drive<\/a> and is asking for community support to help keep residents safe during the South Texas heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The drive helps provide heat relief to senior citizens, low-income households and individuals experiencing homelessness during the summer months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Donations will be collected throughout the remainder of May and all of June, with distribution planned for early July.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Organizers are collecting new 20-inch box fans. 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