Salvation Army kicks off Kettle Campaign

LEAMINGTON-KINGSVILLE — The annual Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign will kick off on Monday, November 16 all across Canada.

That will include Kingsville and Leamington, where volunteers will man the kettles at certain locations.

“We are taking all precautions due to COVID,” said Kettle Campaign Coordinator for this area, Sarah Parsons. “We have nine different locations ready to go.”

The campaign runs until Christmas Eve and Parsons says they are still looking for volunteers to ring the bell.

New this year, at three of the locations will be a Tip Tap device to allow you to make a cashless, touchless donation. Those devices will be on the kettles at Zehrs in Kingsville , as well as Walmart and Real Canadian Superstore in Leamington.

Other locations will be cash donation only and they include Food Basics in Leamington, Giant Tiger in Leamington, Freshco in Leamington and Kingsville, and LCBO stores in Leamington and Kingsville.

The Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign is their primary fundraiser and has been a staple in holiday storefronts for 130 years. All donations collected locally will stay within the community.

If you’d like to volunteer as a bell ringer, email sarah.parsons@salvationarmy.ca.