{"id":3056,"date":"2025-05-01T13:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/?p=3056"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:19:57","slug":"spreading-joy-one-bell-ring-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/2025\/05\/spreading-joy-one-bell-ring-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreading Joy, One Bell Ring at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every Christmas season in Hamilton, Salvation Army kettle volunteer Iona Dick is easy to find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past 40 years, she has faithfully taken her place at a Christmas kettle at Limeridge Mall, ringing bells, smiling at everyone passing by, and raising funds to support The Salvation Army\u2019s vital programs and services in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s nobody who helps more people than The Salvation Army. I always like to volunteer, and I always liked The Salvation Army,\u201d Iona says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her late husband, Robert, who passed away five years ago, often accompanied her. During the 2024 Christmas Kettle season, she worked Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I do the kettles, you should hear the people. They don\u2019t have a mean word to say,\u201d she says. \u201cI love meeting people and seeing people. I will do anything I can do to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond kettle duty, Iona has also volunteered at The Salvation Army Community Services as a food advisor, preparing healthy and delicious meals for anyone in need.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her commitment to service doesn\u2019t end there. She also gives her time to the local Royal Canadian Legion branch\u2014selling poppies or helping serve meals\u2014and says she plans to continue volunteering with The Salvation Army for as long as her health allows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iona encourages anyone with spare time to get involved and make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI enjoy every minute of it,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Iona in giving back through The Salvation Army Christmas kettles or many other rewarding volunteer opportunities across Ontario. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/get-involved\/volunteer\/\">https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/volunteer\/<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Christmas season in Hamilton, Salvation Army kettle volunteer Iona Dick is easy to find. 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