ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) – The Salvation Army kicked off their Christmas season by announcing their fundraising goal.
The goal is for more money then they brought in last year.
“We have a rather large goal of $1.25 million dollars.
Captain Matthew O’Neil, Brown County Coordinator says this goal is obtainable and reaching their goal is not uncommon as they were able to exceed their goal of $1.1 million dollars last year.
He says that goes a long way for people in need.
“Reaching our goal means that we can continue to provide service to those in need.”
Right now, volunteer shifts for bell ringing are open for the taking.
Currently, out of 14,000 shifts, Captain O’Neil says they are down to about 10 thousand right now.
Last year 4,999 children received over 42,000 gifts through Toy Shop distribution. 2,080 food baskets were distributed, 385 families were served by the Adopt-a-Family program, 499 games were donated through Angel Tree and 184 seniors were gifted through Silver Bells.
