SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN KEEPS UP WITH THE AGES
The Salvation Army may be 123 years old, but that doesn’t mean it can’t keep up with today’s trends! So if that means adapting to a world filled with music downloads, internet communities and credit cards, so be it.
New Orleans native and Grammy Award-winner Aaron Neville has announced that proceeds from the sales of his new single, “Please Don’t Forget,” will be donated to The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign. Neville recently visited the Army’s Center of Hope on Claiborne Ave. in New Orleans where he was crowned “2009 Kaptain of the Krewe of Christmas.” (www.theweatherchannelmusic.com) & (http://drop.io/nevilleholidayparty)
If online donations are your thing, just log on to www.KreweofChristmas.org where businesses, groups or individuals can create their own “Virtual Kettles” and race against other fundraising teams to help reach the national donation goal of $2 million. Already, the Jonas Brothers, Daughtry, the Dallas Cowboys and the National Hockey League have their own kettles. (http://give.salvationarmyusa.org/site/TR/RedKettleCampaigns/RedKettle?fr_id=1270&pg=entry)
And, in many cities, there’s no need to walk past a red kettle if you don’t have any cash: this year, a select number of Salvation Army kettle locations will have wireless credit /debit card readers. With a swipe of your card, you can donate to those less fortunate and have a receipt to prove it. Though this technology isn’t available this year in the Crescent City, the Area Command is looking for partners to make it happen next Christmas.
Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children.
New Orleans native and Grammy Award-winner Aaron Neville has announced that proceeds from the sales of his new single, “Please Don’t Forget,” will be donated to The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign. Neville recently visited the Army’s Center of Hope on Claiborne Ave. in New Orleans where he was crowned “2009 Kaptain of the Krewe of Christmas.” (www.theweatherchannelmusic.com) & (http://drop.io/nevilleholidayparty)
If online donations are your thing, just log on to www.KreweofChristmas.org where businesses, groups or individuals can create their own “Virtual Kettles” and race against other fundraising teams to help reach the national donation goal of $2 million. Already, the Jonas Brothers, Daughtry, the Dallas Cowboys and the National Hockey League have their own kettles. (http://give.salvationarmyusa.org/site/TR/RedKettleCampaigns/RedKettle?fr_id=1270&pg=entry)
And, in many cities, there’s no need to walk past a red kettle if you don’t have any cash: this year, a select number of Salvation Army kettle locations will have wireless credit /debit card readers. With a swipe of your card, you can donate to those less fortunate and have a receipt to prove it. Though this technology isn’t available this year in the Crescent City, the Area Command is looking for partners to make it happen next Christmas.
Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children.
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