NEW PHILADELPHIA As it has done in the past two years, the Dover/New Philadelphia Salvation Army exceeded its goal in its annual Red Kettle Campaign this Christmas.
The local organization collected $150,816.23 during the 2020 campaign, according to Lt. Andrew Allen, who commands the local citadel with his wife, Lt. Amanda Allen.
The goal was $140,000. We definitely exceeded it. It s a big deal considering the year we re living and the circumstances surrounding our campaign, Allen said.
All of the money raised stays in Tuscarawas County. It is used to fund programs for area youth and to assist families in need.
He thanked the community for its support, and praised volunteers who rang bells at area stores.
PHOENIX — Although some annual holiday activities have changed due to the pandemic, students from the Phoenix Central School District have continued their tradition of volunteerism.
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Pastor/Envoy Frank Nataluk of the Houlton Salvation Army.
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Despite cold weather and COVID, Salvation Army meets Red Kettle goal in Aroostook The end of the holiday season also marks the end of Salvation Army’s famed Red Kettle Campaign, with bell-ringers standing outside storefront locations, collecting charitable donations.
HOULTON, Maine The end of the holiday season also marks the end of Salvation Army’s famed Red Kettle Campaign, with bell-ringers standing outside storefront locations, collecting charitable donations.
This campaign extended across Aroostook County, as the Houlton Salvation Army sent volunteers to collect donations from as far north as Caribou to as far south as the Penobscot County town of Lincoln. Pastor Frank Nataluk, who oversees the Houlton branch of the Salvation Army, said the campaign across Aroostook met its goal this year of raising more than $50,000, with a total amount raised this year of $51,778.31.
January 6, 2021
The pandemic has made life difficult for almost everyone, including the Salvation Army. According to Lt. Jessica Smith, since the pandemic started, the Salvation Army in Marion went from receiving 12 applications for financial assistance per week to 12 applications per day.
The increase in the number of people needing services made reaching their goal for their annual Red Kettle Campaign that much more important.
Smith said the Salvation Army raised $49,170 of its $50,000 goal, though a few kettles are still out in the community.
Though the pandemic has caused some troubles, Smith said the Salvation Army got closer to its goal in 2020 than in 2019. In 2019, the local organization raised a little more than $37,000 of its $51,000 goal.