Wings open Red Kettle season
Ken Holland to ring the first bell of the season
Thursday, 11.12.2009 / 8:38 PM
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DETROIT -- Red Wings general manager and honorary Red Kettle chairman Ken Holland will help The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit launch its annual Red Kettle Campaign by ringing the first bell of the season at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit.
Beginning at 10 a.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 13, The Salvation Army’s iconic red kettles will be stationed at more than 300 locations throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Red kettle locations include, retailers and businesses such as Kroger, WalMart, Sam’s Club, JCPenney and Walgreens, among others.
Red Kettle donations will be collected through Thursday, Dec. 24. Contributions also can be made by calling 877-SAL-MICH or given online at www.salmich.org until Jan. 31, 2009.
Founded by William Booth in London, England in 1865, The Salvation Army is a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving people in need without discrimination. In 2008, The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit was involved in providing more than three million meals and 776,973 nights of shelter for the homeless. The Salvation Army uses 83-cents of every dollar raised to provide direct services to people in need each and every day of the year. For more information about The Salvation Army, please call 877-SAL-MICH, or visit us at www.salmich.org.
Beginning at 10 a.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 13, The Salvation Army’s iconic red kettles will be stationed at more than 300 locations throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Red kettle locations include, retailers and businesses such as Kroger, WalMart, Sam’s Club, JCPenney and Walgreens, among others.
Red Kettle donations will be collected through Thursday, Dec. 24. Contributions also can be made by calling 877-SAL-MICH or given online at www.salmich.org until Jan. 31, 2009.
Founded by William Booth in London, England in 1865, The Salvation Army is a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving people in need without discrimination. In 2008, The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit was involved in providing more than three million meals and 776,973 nights of shelter for the homeless. The Salvation Army uses 83-cents of every dollar raised to provide direct services to people in need each and every day of the year. For more information about The Salvation Army, please call 877-SAL-MICH, or visit us at www.salmich.org.
