PRESS RELEASE
Kettle Donations Doubled at Cub Foods Today 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – November 10, 2011 – Today all kettle donations made at Twin Cities metro area Cub Foods locations will be doubled with up to $10,000 in matching funds provided by Cub.
Salvation Army kettles are exclusively at Cub Foods locations today. Starting tomorrow, hundreds of other kettle locations will begin to spring up across the Twin Cities.
A Kettle Kickoff celebration was held last night at Cub Foods Knollwood in St. Louis Park, where the Twin Cities Salvation Army announced its record-breaking Christmas fundraising goal: $11.4 million.
“That is $2 million more than last year,” said Major Jeff Strickler, Commander of the Twin Cities Salvation Army. “It is a record-breaking amount that is needed to keep up with the record-breaking demand we are experiencing.”
During Kettle Kickoff, local volunteers signed up for just under 600 hours of bell ringing for the upcoming Christmas season. Starting Monday, nearly 110,000 hours of bell ringing will be available at 400 Twin Cities kettle sites. To learn more or sign up to bell ring, click here.
The Twin Cities Salvation Army serves more than 214,000 people a year through its 25 local centers of operation. Daily it serves 2,100 hot meals and shelters 900 people. More than 33,000 local volunteers help The Salvation Army provide these and other services, from child daycare to senior housing. To volunteer with The Salvation Army or to make a donation, please call 651-746-3400 or toll free at 800-SAL-ARMY. Checks made out to The Salvation Army may be sent to 2445 Prior Ave. N, Roseville, MN 55113. Click below to make an online donation.
