The Salvation Army of McLean County raised a one-day total of $14,632 in its' second-to-last day of the red kettle campaign. (WJBC file photo)
By Joe Ragusa
BLOOMINGTON – The Salvation Army of McLean County is expecting a large rush of donations in the final day of its red kettle campaign Wednesday.
Spokeswoman Angie Fulton says bell-ringers raised $14,632 Tuesday, the highest one-day total in recent memory.
"Last year, I think our biggest day was $12,000, and we were blown away by that," Fulton said.
Fulton said they typically see donations spike towards the end of their campaign.
"People are out doing more, doing their shopping. School's out and people are out doing more," Fulton said. "But I also think you start to catch the Christmas spirit and the spirit of giving back."
The Salvation Army needs to raise $10,927 Wednesday to reach its goal for the red kettle campaign of $240,000 dollars. Fulton said they're also about $45,000 short of their mail-in campaign goal of $240,000 with just a week left in that fundraiser.
To support the Salvation Army, checks can be mailed to:
The Salvation Army, PO Box 3186, Bloomington, IL 61702-3186
Joe Ragusa can be reached at joe.ragusa@cumulus.com.
