GRAND RAPIDS — The Salvation Army in Itasca and Carlton Counties is looking to fill two key part-time positions as Red Kettle Campaign Coordinators, one in each county.
The positions focus on training bell ringers and kettle drivers, tracking results and coordinating bell ringer schedules and kettle placement.
The timing is particularly urgent, the organization said, as the Christmas kettle season is rapidly approaching.
The Red Kettle campaign is a critical element to The Salvation Army’s overall holiday fundraising campaign, as roughly two-thirds of the organization’s funding is raised in the last three months of the year.
The nonprofit said kettle donations are essential to help provide struggling families in the Grand Rapids area with food, housing and financial assistance throughout the year.
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The Salvation Army is also working to register enough bell ringers to meet their fundraising target this season. Volunteers can sign up at registertoring.com.
"Volunteers are the foundation of our red kettle campaign, because a kettle with a bell ringer will raise between $80 and $100 an hour," said Kelly Bright, northern Minnesota area manager, in a news release.
"All the analysis we've done confirms that a kettle without a ringer collects no donations, so volunteering as a bell ringer makes all the difference."
