The Salvation Army of Rutherford and Cannon counties are asking for your help this Christmas Season. Unfortunately, donations to this season’s Red Kettle Campaign are down. According to The Salvation Army’s Rutherford and Cannon Counties Corps Officer, Captain Joseph Irvin, “Our Kettle donations allow us to minister to our communities’ working poor and homeless families. The Murfreesboro Corps is more than $ 40,000 behind in Kettle collections as of December 8th. So far, the Army has only raised 30% of the $156,000 Red Kettle Campaign goal. Our Red Kettle Campaign is a vital revenue source for our local programs and services such as the 10-week life recovery program.”
“This is a generous community, and we feel blessed for its support” said Captain Irvin. The economy has been good to many, and the good news is that people are working. Ironically, that has made it more difficult to hire enough bell ringers for our kettle locations. Volunteer groups have been covering some of the locations, but we are leaving many locations, 134 to date, unmanned this year compared to last year.
We are encouraging volunteer groups and those in need of seasonal employment to come and help The Salvation Army “Do the Most Good” here in Rutherford and Cannon Counties.
The Salvation Army is located at 1137 West Main Street in Murfreesboro. For more information contact Captain Joseph Irvin at 423-366-0611 or email at jospeh.irvin@uss.salvationarmy.org
