On Saturday for every $20 donated, a local bank gave $80-helping the red kettle campaign raise over $30,000 in one day.
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Brian Burnham, assistant manager at Maya Cinemas, said the theater has been selling tickets for about two months. And while it wasn’t too busy this afternoon, Chatterly says tonights shows are already sold out.
Up until December 14, The Raceway lobby was the drop off point for gifts that will be distributed throughout the city during the holiday season. This year the campaign kick off was a couple days later and subsequently are finding they are a little bit behind last season’s pace for filling them.
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Rob Whitney of the Salvation Army said donations could be down for a number of reasons. Salvation Army officials say they expect to help all of the more than 2,800 families who signed up for assistance this year.
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“We hope that people will come out and make one last push towards Christmas”, said Captain McKinley.
The Salvation Army has thousands of toys looking for a new home, and they are on the move this week. “We want to encourage supporters to please donate when they see a kettle and help us help others”.
“We really have a lot of poverty in our town and it’s not just families, it’s also seniors as well”, Brown said.
Standing in line in the cold on Tuesday morning, Vanessa Altamirano, a Lubbock mother of three says she is thankful. “Many have been living off credit for four or five months, and now are in real need”.
The Salvation Army provides job referrals to almost 90,000 Americans each year.
If you’d like to volunteer with the Salvation Army, you can find volunteer opportunities by clicking on the links below.
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Stanley has asked people to donate all the money that would have gone towards buying her gifts, according to the Salvation Army. “I was shocked that someone put in the kettle a bunch of bills wrapped around something”, said Lee Sternberg, who’s with the Salvation Army.
