
Salvation Army helping those in need this holiday season
The Salvation Army in Red Deer is continuing its local efforts in helping those in need during this season of giving.
According to Major Kent Hepditch, the organization’s annual Christmas Kettle Campaign which began on November 12, is only slightly behind last year’s pace in terms of donations.
“It’s just a few thousand, but overall, it’s going fairly well. We have some new locations this year so once we kind of get in the habit of filling those full-time every year, I think it will really help our campaign total, says Hepditch.
Meantime, he says about 130 Christmas Kettle volunteers have stepped up so far this year.