The Salvation Army’s kettle drive has surpassed the half-way mark of its goal to raise $160,000 to help needy families this Christmas season.
The Salvation Army’s Community Relations and Development Associate Marsha Kanady said up to yesterday the organization had raised $104,000.
The kettle drive was launched on December 1.
“We are hoping to meet our goal, but we are not sure, it being so close to Christmas. We are praying that donations will continue to come in throughout the rest of the year but the kettles will stop ringing on Christmas Eve at 5 p.m.,” she said.
Kanady admitted that donations have been coming in slower than last year, and that could be due ...

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