The Salvation Army is hoping for more donations for their Christmas Kettles after having an above average year for the Christmas Hampers.
120 applications were accepted which is the reason the application process ended a week earlier than scheduled. The Salvation Army’s difficulty will come from raising enough funds to purchase food and goods.
The Kettles have only collected $14,000 this year. Last year by the end of the year, $42,000 had been raised. Salvation Army’s Rob Bladen says that most of the donations usually come in the last 12 days before Christmas.
In the other Salvation Army event, Bladen said the response to the Toy Drive was “fantastic” and that the group has more than enough toys to give to families.
