Salvation Army pulling volunteers from their kettles in Alberta
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The Salvation Army says it will no longer have volunteers at their Christmas Kettle locations across Alberta as part of new safety protocols to deal with COVID-19.
The kettles will remain in those locations only where permitted and outfitted with an electronic donation option as well as signage to donate online, by phone, or via text message. The last day for volunteers will be Saturday, December 12.
“Since the beginning of our campaign this year, the safety of our volunteers and donors has always been our first priority,” says Major Al Hoeft, Divisional Secretary for Public Relations. “In response to the increasing cases and the recent safety protections by the province and AHS, we will no longer have volunteers ringing the bells at our kettles in Alberta.”
Kettle donations stay local to fund programs such as food bank services, hot meals, Christmas food & toy hampers, job search programs, counselling, ESL classes, back-to-school supplies, and much more.
