Western PA Salvation Army sets goals for Red Christmas Kettle Campaign

CARNEGIE, Pa., Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Salvation Army is ready to wage war on poverty.  Its 38 Worship and Service Centers, 10 Service Centers and more than 104 Service Units are all joining together to tackle the Western Pennsylvania Division's 2013 Red Christmas Kettle Campaign goal of $2,729,030.  The Allegheny County goal is set at $687,500. Goals are based on each of the facility's individual budgets.

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"Both our donors and our client families are still feeling the sting of the financial downturn," said Major William H. Bode, The Salvation Army's Western Pennsylvania Divisional Commander.  "It is critical that we meet these goals because thousands of families are relying on us."  Contributors should also know that kettle dollars stay in the communities where they are given. 

Donors may also give online by logging onto www.OnlineRedKettle.org.  The Salvation Army will also allow donors to support the Christmas Campaign directly through their mobile phone.  Contributors can text the words "GIVEPGH" to 80888 to make a $10 donation to support the campaign.  The gift will appear as a charge on the donor's next mobile phone bill.  The Salvation Army also offers a free update for the iPhone virtual "Bellringer" application by logging onto bellringer.salvationarmyusa.org.  This free app enables friends and supporters of The Salvation Army to share in the tradition of being a Salvation Army bellringer by ringing a virtual bell right on their phone.

Volunteers of all kinds are desperately needed.  For more information in either volunteering at a kettle or providing a site, contact your local Salvation Army.  If you are in Allegheny County, contact Captain Kimberly DeLong at 412-446-1548.  Families are encouraged and welcomed to volunteer.  If you cannot financially support the Red Christmas Kettle Campaign or volunteer, please contribute your prayers. 

Both a church and a social service organization, The Salvation Army began in London, England in 1865.  Today, it provides critical services in 126 countries worldwide.  The 28-county Western Pennsylvania Division serves thousands of needy families through a wide variety of support services.  To learn more about The Salvation Army in Western Pennsylvania, log onto www.salvationarmy-wpa.org.  The Salvation Army . . . Doing the most good . . . for the most people . . . in the most need.

Contact:
Ginny Knor
Divisional Director of Marketing and Public Relations 
Phone: 412-446-1642
Fax:  412-276-2386
[email protected]

SOURCE Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division

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