The Salvation Army s Red Kettle campaigns in Sunbury and Milton are only 30 percent toward their collective goals with only nine days before it ends on Christmas Eve.
Families needed for Easter distribution
Because of a successful Christmas event, The Salvation Army of Shamokin-Coal Township is looking for families to participate in its Easter distribution. Author: Nikki Krize Updated: 3:37 PM EST March 9, 2021
SHAMOKIN, Pa. The Salvation Army of Shamokin/Coal Township handed out Christmas dinners to more than 500 families in December. Newswatch 16 featured the group s effort to raise money for the Christmas hams. After our story aired, the group raised more than $16,000. I m doing this 15 years, and this is by far double any year we ever did, said Brian Persing, who organized the Christmas drive. We had a $6,700 surplus of money left over from the Christmas drive. That s enabled us to do this for Easter now, Persing said.