The Salvation Army in Galveston County is stepping into a new direction by creating Virtual Kettles for their Red Kettle Christmas campaign this year.
We're all too familiar with the Salvation Army's red kettle campaign around Christmas, but the"The struggle to keep physical kettle locations open continues to be a challenge as the shopping and giving habit of people have changed," said Major Nathanael Doria of The Salvation Army. "The Salvation Army has worked hard all year to make the Virtual Kettle option easier than ever for our community to support.
The organization says its goal for the year is to raise $250,000 which is 10% of the annual budget, and they want to raise 33 Virtual Kettle teams that will circulate throughout the season."With 13 physical kettles and 33 virtual ones, each kettle will need to raise $5,434 during the season to reach the goal.
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