Maj. Scott Flanders, director of the Salvation Army location in New Kensington, knows having a bicycle on long summer days is one of the joys of growing up. Thanks to volunteers and the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 100 kids will be well-equipped to ride. About 50 volunteers braved the
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Volunteer firefighter Dale Hutchinson rings a bell for the Salvation Army outside Bortz Hardware in Greensburg on Saturday, Dec 19, 2020. Hutchinson has been a member of Greensburg Fire Company No. 3 for 42 years and is a fifth generation
of family firefighters.
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The Salvation Army’s famous red kettles are a lot lighter than usual this year, and there are fewer of them to be found around Westmoreland County.
“As of right now, we’re not even at half our goal, and we have six kettle days left,” said Lt. Donna Hannan, assistant corps officer for the Greensburg Salvation Army. The organization had raised $29,000 of its $80,000 goal as of Friday.