Engagement ring found inside Salvation Army kettle in NC

Tina Meredith, Corps Secretary for the Blackpool Salvation Army, said: “The response has been fantastic”.

Setting cookies out for Santa is a Christmas Eve tradition for her three children Zoe, Zane and handsome. The food drive was a great success, gifts are coming in for the hampers and next Wednesday, Q91 is having a radio-a-thon for turkey and hams.

“My little grand baby was wanting a bicycle and I didn’t know how I was going to get her one”, said Poole.

So far 10,000 toys have been donated in the New River Valley compared to just 5,000 previous year. The anonymous donor asked that money from the jewelry be used to help people struggling with addiction.

“We could use 370 more Krugerrands or gifts of $1,100 to meet this goal”, the Salvation Army said in a statement.

All of the money raised from the campaign will support The Salvation Army’s local programs like basic social services assistance, Christmas assistance and youth programs.

360training.com, a global e-learning company headquartered in Austin, Texas, participated in the Angel Tree program through the Salvation Army. Toys were also distributed to families on December 15.

“We did meet our goal”.

The Salvation Army provides job referrals to almost 90,000 Americans each year. And charitable giving has been down in recent years, Capt. Whitney noted. The celebration will include a bell-ringing competition to see who can raise the most donations, an appearance by Detroit Lions’ mascot Roary and a live performance by The Salvation Army Brass Band. “Their needs are a lot more practical”.

“I wish that all of Londoners could experience the relief on parents’ faces when they receive their Christmas Hamper”, said spokesperson Perron Goodyear last week.