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The pandemic has impacted the world in innumerable ways and The Salvation Army Kankakee is feeling the hit in its iconic Christmas Red Kettle Campaign. While the campaign is celebrating 130 years, it is struggling to receive the donations it once overflowed with.
With only three days left of this yearâs campaign, the red kettles in Kankakee County are down just over 46 percent compared to last year. Since launching, the campaign has raised $21,650 of this yearâs goal of $85,000. That leaves the organization with a $63,350 gap to fill.
Corps officer and Salvation Army Kankakeeâs executive director Lt. T. Scott Parnell said that while he is concerned that donations are down this year, he still remains hopeful. He attributes his hope to the communityâs ability to help others when in need.
CEDAR RAPIDS The Salvation Army is asking for help for its Christmas Red Kettle Campaign this year as it faces an “unprecedented need” for donations.
The annual campaign, now in its 130th year, is struggling to meet its fundraising targets, according to a Wednesday news release from the Cedar Rapids chapter.
With just over a week remaining in this year’s campaign, donations in Linn County are down over $50,000 compared to last year.
The campaign launched two months early this year, in mid-September, and has raised $507,000. However, the organization needs to raise an additional $210,000 to reach its $711,000 goal.
The organization is facing a “perfect storm” this year as it tries to deal with a “massive spike in demand for services coupled with damage to its own building from the derecho and a precipitous decline in donations,” the news release said.
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