Dec 23, 2020
Despite COVID Times, Salvation Army Carries Out Christmas Hamper Drive
It was a little tough this time around due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its annual kettle appeal being downsized, but even as funds have not been rolling in, the Salvation Army is still pushing forward with its Christmas hamper drive this year. Today, residents lined up – six feet apart – to collect a voucher to shop for their pantry items courtesy of the humanitarian organization. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.
Duane Moody, Reporting
Today at the Salvation Army Headquarters on Regent Street, the annual Christmas hamper drive got underway. But it was different this year – residents weren’t walking away with a bag filled with groceries, but were instead receiving a voucher to shop at any of the Publics Supermarkets across the city and at a store in San Ignacio for the supplies they would need to have a Christmas meal.