Melfort, SK, Canada / CJVR Today s Best Country
Jan 27, 2021 12:20 PM
The amount of funds raised for the Salvation Army kettle and Christmas hamper campaigns in the area was surpassed in a big way this year.
In Melfort, $74,000 was raised while Tisdale brought in just under $21,000. Last year’s total for Melfort was $46,000.
Captain Rick Robins told
northeastNOW the community came together to overcome the varying challenges of the pandemic year.
“When a challenge arises, we find it, we meet it, and we defeat it,” Robins said. “I think it is a good sense of hope for us all in our region that we can do this and we can do it all together.”
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The 2020 Grande Prairie Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign was victorious in surpassing its half-million dollar goal thanks to the community rallying support.
A total of $593,110.77 was raised thanks to the generosity of people donating at kettles, mail or online during this lead up to Christmas.
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This is a record-breaking year in the history of the Salvation Army in Grande Prairie, Captain Peter Kim said.
“On behalf of all the families and individuals who help year round,” he added. “I would like to thank all of our donors for your continued support of the work of the Salvation Army in Grande Prairie and the Peace Region. Together we are Giving Hope Today.”