Waukesha Salvation Army Seeks Volunteers In Holiday Push

WAUKESHA, WI -- With the largest giving days for Red Kettles just before Christmas, The Salvation Army of Waukesha County is asking “for a burst of generosity” at its nearly 50 Red Kettle locations across Waukesha County in the remaining days before Christmas.

The 501c(3) charity, now in its 125th year of service locally, is also making a special appeal for volunteers to ring the bell at 25 key locations on Saturday, December 22. To learn more and how to help, visit the Waukesha Salvation Army online.

“These last hours before Christmas can sometimes produce charitable receipts of $25,000 to $30,000 each day if we have active and friendly ringers at our Red Kettle locations,” Major Nelson De La Vergne, Waukesha County Corps officer said to Patch. “That’s why we’re making a special plea for men, women, families, civic groups, schools, businesses and churches to go online and adopt one or two Red Kettles this last week."

The Red Kettle contributions stay in Waukesha County to operate programs and services that help the hungry, the homeless, and others in need.

• Operating the largest shelter for homeless men in Waukesha County
• Operating a busy food pantry
• Providing free hot meals for hundreds each week in its Waukesha dining hall
• Producing hundreds of sack lunches for hungry children each summer day
• Running a popular Summer Day Camp program for children; and much more

The Salvation Army of Waukesha was founded locally in 1894, and will celebrate its 125 th local
anniversary in April of 2019. Its headquarters is located in a donor-funded three story building at 445 Madison Street (between Walgreen’s and Waukesha Memorial Hospital-ProHealth Care).

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