2020 Red Kettle Campaign and Bell Ringing Opportunities
Distance Should Not Keep Us Apart
Help Rescue Christmas! Volunteer to Bell Ring in Person or Virtually
The Red Kettle Campaign is underway! We need your help and caring hearts more than ever this year to reach our $180,000 goal!
As we enter the holiday season, we continue to see the demand for services and holiday assistance increase. We anticipate that in the months to come we will see 155% increase in requests for assistance, while at the same time seeing a 50% decrease in funds raised during the Red Kettle Campaign due to less foot traffic, coin shortage, less bell ringers, limited hours and fear of COVID.
Enlist in Love's Army? Give local...Help local! All donations collected stay local to support programs for our neighbors in their time of need.
Register to Ring if you can! Each bell ringing location may have location specific Safety protocols including masks and gloves as well as limitations on number of bell ringers. Click here to view our Bell Ringing Safety Training Video. Consider combining a virtual Red Kettle with your bell ringing shifts! Questions or need help - contact Mary Vollink at 231-946-4644 ext. 308 or email mary.vollink@usc.salvationarmy.org.Re
Step by step registration guide - click here.
Traverse City Red Kettle Locations:
Now thru - December 24
Oleson's Food Store - Hammond Oleson's Food Store - Long Lake
Tom's Food Market - West Bay Tom's Food Market - East Bay
Tom's Food Market - Division Tom's Food Market - Interlochen
Family Fair - 8th St Family Fair - Chums Corner
Horizon Books Blain's Farm and Fleet
Hobby Lobby JCPenney
Beginning November 21 (Starting a week earlier this year)
Walmart - limit one bell ringer at Red Kettle
Sam's Club - limit one bell ringer at Red Kettle
Beginning November 27
Macy's
Register to Ring Virtually (this link is specifically for Traverse City and easy for us to track donations daily) - You can have your own personal virtual Red Kettle and literally Bell Ring from anywhere! Just follow the link and click on “Become a Fundraiser” and in only a few short minutes you have a personal Red Kettle you can share with friends, family, and through social media. Great for individuals, groups and businesses. Add a fun video to your social media when you share the link! Here is a fun video of virtual and in person bell ringing styles! Which one are you? Questions – contact Ruth Blick at 231.649.2752 or ruth.blick@usc.salvationarmy.org.
Counter Red Kettles – We have Counter Red Kettles that are great for high traffic locations. If you are interested in one for your business or place of worship, etc. please contact Ruth at 231-649-2752.
Counter Kettle Partners
Holiday Store West Bay Holiday Store South Airport
Big Boy Restaurant 7-Eleven 14th St.
Deering Market The Salvation Army Thrift Store
Traverse City Distillery
There are many ways this year, in person and virtually to help The Salvation Army #Rescue Christmas and Bring Hope in 2021 to our neighbors who need it most. Click here to find additional ways you can get involved.
Let’s not let distance keep us apart this holiday season!
Click here for our current schedule of services.
Click here to securely donate to our online Red Kettle.
Donate by mail: The Salvation Army, PO Box 5228, Traverse City, MI 49696
Thanks for joining The Salvation Army to make Christmas bright and bring hope in 2021.
