salvation army red kettle campaign 2011
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Red Kettle Campaign page for The Salvation Army • 2011TRANSCRIPT
10184 Route 21 South, Wayland, NY
(585) 728-39067am to 6pm Mon.Fri.; 8am-3pm Sat.
Belanger’sGravel & Stone LLC
Red KettleFund
The Salvation Army
VanPeltCollision, Inc.
Glass ReplacementUnibody Frame Repair
Major & MinorCollision Repair
Emergency Towing2329 Rt. 417
Elm Valley Road,Wellsville, NY
(607) 478-8430
REBEKAHLodge #105
Bingo Sundays 6pm(door open 5pm)
Bell Jar Tickets Available34 Maple Street, Hornell
(607) 324-2784
SOUTHERN TIER CONCRETE
PRODUCTS INC.
911 Rt. 244, Alfred
(607) 587-9292
Doing the Most Good.
Christmas Basket SignupsMonday, December 5th - 9th • 9-12Thursday, December 8th • Evening Signups 5-7* Please bring ID for everyone in the household & proof of address *
Christmas Basket GiveawayWill be held on December 21st and 22nd
Page 8A • The Tribune/Friday, Nov. 18a, 2011
Donations can be madeby dropping off at the Salvation Army
95 Seneca Street, Hornell Beginning Black Friday - November, 25th
Any questions, Please call Major Cindy at (607) 661-8071
Red Kettle HistoryCourtesy of TSADFW Metroplex
In 1891, Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee was distraught because so many poor individuals in San Francisco were going hungry. During the holiday season, he resolved to provide a free Christmas dinner for the destitute and poverty-stricken. He only had one major hurdle to overcome -- funding the project. Where
would the money come from, he wondered. He lay awake nights, worrying, thinking, praying about how he could find the funds to fulfill his commitment of feeding 1,000 of the city’s poorest individuals on Christmas Day. As he pondered the issue, his thoughts drifted back to his sailor days in Liverpool, England. He remembered how at Stage Landing, where the boats
came in, there was a large, iron kettle called “Simpson’s Pot” into which passers-by tossed a coin or two to help the poor. The next day
Captain McFee placed a similar pot at the Oakland Ferry Landing at the foot of Market Street. Beside the pot, he placed a sign that read, “Keep the Pot Boiling.” He soon had the money to see that the needy people were properly fed at Christmas. Six years later, the kettle idea spread from the west coast to the Boston area. That year, the combined effort nationwide resulted in 150,000 Christmas dinners for the needy. In 1901, kettle contributions in New York City provided funds for the first mammoth sit-down dinner in Madison Square Garden, a custom that continued for many years.
Today in the U.S., The Salvation Army assists more than four-and-a-half million people during the Thanksgiving and Christmas time periods. Captain McFee’s kettle idea launched a tradition that has spread not only throughout the United States, but all across the world. Kettles are now used in such distant lands as Korea, Japan, Chile and many European countries. Everywhere, public contributions to Salvation Army kettles enable the organization to continue its year-round efforts at helping those who would otherwise be forgotten.
Serving Hornell
Since 1965
1000 State Rte. 36,
Hornell, NY
Susan A. SellbergPresident
22 Main Street, PO Box 464Arkport, NY 14807
Phone: 607.295.7431Fax: 607.295.9844
Help Fill
This Kettle!
Need People to
Collect Money.
Contact Major Rod at
(607) 324-1933