The Salvation Army Chatham Kent Ministries kicked off their annual Christmas campaign in early November with a luncheon at Club Letinas announcing the local goal of $450,000, which is comprised of the Red Kettles and the mail-in campaign.
With only 16 days left until Christmas Eve, The Salvation Army has only collected 33% ($147,498) of the much needed funds.
There are currently 15 Red Kettles in Wallaceburg, Chatham and Blenheim. (Ridgetown kettles will start this weekend). Volunteers are needed at all locations. Local representative are asking people to consider donating 2 hours of your time to help them reach their goal.
Financial donations can also be dropped off at any Salvation Army locations. In addition, donations can be made to one of the Chatham-Kent kettles on-line at www.fillthekettle.com.
“These funds collected through our campaign are used throughout Chatham-Kent to provide many of our year-round programs”, says Captain Stephanie Watkinson of The Salvation Army Chatham-Kent Ministries. “It is through the wide range of services that we are able to locally provide hope and dignity to the residents of Chatham-Kent.”
All funds donated throughout Chatham-Kent are used in their local area.
The Salvation Army is busy filling the requests for food and toy hampers which will be distributed on December 21st and 22nd. Toys are still in need from many of the age groups, in particular ages 10-12 girls in all areas. Wallaceburg is needing toys for all ages. Donations can be dropped off at any Salvation Army location in Chatham-Kent.
To find out more of what The Salvation Army is doing in Chatham-Kent, please go to our website at www.cksalvationarmy.org.
