CHRISTMAS
“The Salvation Army is different because I don’t have to get all dressed up—I don’t have to put on the ritz. They make me feel at home and accept me the way I am.” -- Rose
2007 Twin Cities Christmas Statistics
- Red kettles raised more than $2.7 million
- There were more than 400 Salvation Army kettle sites in the Twin Cities
- Nearly 10,000 volunteers rang
bells for more than 13,400 hours
-The Salvation Army gave Christmas assistance to 12,345 families, a near 50 percent increase over last year.
-- Nearly 100,750 toys were distributed to children through The Salvation Army’s Toy Shop and Prison Toy Lift
- Hungry families received $397,720 in food vouchers
- Volunteers gave 31,008 hours to Salvation Army programs at Christmastime
- Nearly 650 groups rang bells for The Salvation Army
-Nearly 100 Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops rang bells
-58 Lions, Lioness and Leos Clubs rang bells
- More than 33,722 people sent checks to The Salvation Army at Christmastime
- We responded to 2,989 prayer requests from donors at Christmastime
