Thanks to contributions from donors, volunteers and community partners, The Salvation Army in Canada raised $22 million dollars during its 124th annual Christmas Kettle Campaign with $3.9 million coming from British Columbia alone. Donations to the campaign will remain in the local communities in which they were raised and will help The Salvation Army in the fight against poverty throughout Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are truly touched by the generosity of our neighbours, peers and corporate partners, year after year,\u201d said Commissioner Susan McMillan, Territorial Commander for The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda. \u201cTheir continued support allows us to fulfill our mission to help people in need and moves us one step closer to putting an end to poverty in Canada through the provision of life-changing services.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Christmas Kettle Campaign is The Salvation Army\u2019s annual fundraiser, and the largest charitable effort of the year for the nonprofit organization. Keeping donations local ensures that Salvation Army units have the ability to help people in need with basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter and other provisions. Donations also enable The Salvation Army to help people find a way out of poverty through programs such as substance abuse recovery, job and skills training, and educational courses.<\/p>\n
The Salvation Army has provided hope and dignity to millions of Canadians for more than 130 years through the generosity of donors and volunteers. Christmas Kettles are hosted at more than 2,000 locations across Canada, and thousands of kettle workers volunteer their time to staff each kettle. The 2014 Christmas Kettle Campaign ran from November 17 to December 24, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thanks to contributions from donors, volunteers and community partners, The Salvation Army in Canada raised $22 million dollars during its 124th annual Christmas Kettle Campaign with $3.9 million coming from British Columbia alone. Donations to the campaign will remain in the local communities in which they were raised and will help The Salvation Army in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-2254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n