The Salvation Army of Porter COunty's 2012 Christmas Campaign with the Adoption, Angel Tree gift, Clothing and Food,Assistance Programs is in full swing with the ring of a bell 2012 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. "We are behind the 2012/13 Christmas goal of $245, 000 with a combined kettle amount of $73,872 and $69,000 (mail).totaling under $145,000..." said Major Welch. "This annual fund-raising event for the Army helps us assist people not only during Christmas, but lets us assist more than 70,000 Porter County residents a year with food, rent, mortgage, shelter, utility, clothing, medicine, emergency disasters, youth & camping programs, men & women ministries, senior shut-in visits and assists. We are preparing to distribute food, clothing, gifts and toys to over 1,000 children and seniors in Porter County."
The Army's Christmas Red Kettle fund-raiser is one of the world’s oldest philanthropic campaigns. The monies raised over these days (excluding Sundays) will be used to assist those in need in Porter County for Christmas and throughout the 2013 fiscal year. The traditional red kettle is an integral part of the Christmas scene and our Campaign Goal this year of $245, 000 is $5,000 more than the previous year. We plan to raise $132,000 through our Red Kettle Drive and $113,000 through our mail appeal drive to aid needy families, seniors and the homeless in our Porter County communities throughout the year. "Thank you to the many volunteers that have been great bell ringers, gift wrappers and meal servers which includes the Gary Pierce Family, Thomas Jefferson, Central Elementary, Portage High and other Schools, Porter County Sheriff's Department, Lawyers on the Square, Lions and Kiwanis Clubs, Portage United Methodist, Alpha Delta from Valparaiso University and many others."
We invite you to be part of this event to help spread the word about raising funds for The Salvation Army of Porter County to assist those in need. Volunteers may sign up to ring a bell at saportercounty.orgor call The Salvation Army of Porter County at 219-762-9191. “The Salvation Army wants to bring spiritual light and love along with food and gifts to those we serve at Christmas so that the real meaning of the season is not forgotten. We minister to the needy in Jesus name without discrimination.”
Other Holiday (Holy Day) events held by the Army include the free Annual Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Angel Tree, Adopt-a-Family, Christmas Nursing Home/Shut-in Senior Gift Distribution, Christmas Food Distribution and Youth & Family Thanksgiving and Christmas Parties, Christmas and New Year Worship Services. May God richly bless our Porter County, Indiana.