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Bell ringers raise money
for Salvation Army
By Staff Reporter
Many volunteers for the
Salvation Army’s Red Kettle
Campaign spent hours outside
ringing the bells and collecting
loose change and other donations
at Carlinville area businesses.
Bell ringers were located at
Dollar General, Carl’s IGA, Walmart, Boente Shell, U.S. Bank,
Bank and Trust and Carlinville
National Bank.
Dale Kasten, who serves as
the chairman for this year’s local
Red Kettle effort, also serves on
the Good Samaritan’s Ministries
board. He appreciated the local
businesses allowing the Salvation
Army to place kettles at their
businesses during the holiday
season. “They’ve all been good
to us,” Kasten said. All the money
raised goes to the Salvation Army
headquarters, but the majority
of the money raised comes back
to the community that raised it,
according to Kasten. “We get 85
percent of the money.”
The goal this year was $17,500.
The volunteers stopped ringing
Christmas Eve.
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Anthony Graham, left, of Carlinville, puts a
donation into a kettle
held by Reid Rhodes. Graham donated the money after
visiting the
U.S. Bank drive-through Dec. 18.
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Source: Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat,
December 31, 2009 |