Titletown Red Kettles Score Green and Gold
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Titletown Red Kettles Score Green and Gold
Green Bay, WI (December 23, 2016) Everyone knows that on the fifth day of Christmas you get five golden rings, but The Salvation Army in Greater Green Bay is re-writing those lyrics this year after uncovering 33 gold coins in five golden kettles.
Thirty-three American Eagle 2016 One Ounce Gold Coins verified by American Antiques and Jewelry. The spot price for gold puts the value of each coin around $1,130.00, bringing the value of the total donation to $37,290.00.
When counting kettles Thursday night, volunteers struck gold finding a total of 33 coins in five different kettles. The five kettle locations included Walmart, Festival Foods, Walgreens, Sam’s Club and Woodman’s.
Seven additional coins were found Friday night when kettles were collected from the south entrance of Webster Avenue Market in Brown County. This brings the total to 40 coins valued at $45,200. The discovery extends the record amount of golden coins donated to The Salvation Army in the history of the Red Kettle Campaign.
“This is an unprecedented coin donation in The Salvation Army” states Major Bob Mueller, Greater Green Bay Coordinator. “Many Salvation Army’s receive one, or maybe two, gold coins throughout their Christmas Campaign, but I’ve never heard of a command receiving this many.”
The donation came just days before the Red Kettle Campaign will come to a close. All funds raised through this campaign help to provide vital basic needs, including food, clothing and shelter, to those most in need in Greater Green Bay.
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About The Salvation Army:
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. The Salvation Army tracks the level of need across the country with the Human Needs Index (Human NeedsIndex.org). Nationally, approximately 84 cents of every dollar raised is used to support programs and services in nearly 9,000 communities nationwide.