After a slow start for Christmas Kettles donations, the last ten days brought in a considerable amount of money for the Salvation Army to achieve a new record for donations.

Citizens of Thompson and area put $48,500 into Kettles over the holidays which smashes last year record of $42,000.

Roy Bladen from the Salvation Army said that the community put emphasis on sharing and caring as he noticed new people donating this year around.

The Salvation Army in Thompson has grown since Bladen moved up to Thompson. In 2014, the organization only collected $23,000.

The Salvation Army would like to thank all the donors over the past month.