The extremely beneficiant custom of individuals dropping jewellery into The Salvation Army’s pink donation kettles continued this week within the Bay State.
Lt. Nicole Fullop of The Salvation Army was counting cash after accumulating pink kettles from a number of websites in Waltham on Thursday when she discovered a marriage band and an engagement ring.
There was additionally a notice from the nameless donor, who dropped them right into a pink kettle on the Market Basket in Waltham.
“This ring is being given in love for a second time,” the donor wrote. “Like the first time, I hope that this ring will bring joy and make a difference.”
The rings are valued at an estimated $1,500. The Salvation Army stated the rings will now be “put directly toward helping families and others in need in the Waltham area this holiday season.”
Over the years, individuals have donated helpful jewellery and uncommon cash with notes which have helped The Salvation Army elevate lots of of 1000’s of {dollars} to assist social providers in communities.
“We are honored and humbled that someone would care enough to give something this precious to The Salvation Army to help others,” Fullop stated. “Donors dropping valuable jewelry and coins with notes into kettles has been happening for years and is often a reminder of how the kettle is a sign of hope.”
Donations of uncommon, helpful cash at Salvation Army kettles throughout the nation have made headlines in latest days.
This 12 months, The Salvation Army is aiming to lift $2.5 million in Massachusetts by way of its pink kettle marketing campaign. The donation marketing campaign ends on Christmas Eve.
Each 12 months, The Salvation Army serves greater than 24 million individuals throughout America. That breaks all the way down to greater than 55 million meals for the hungry, greater than 10 million nights of shelter for the homeless, and Christmas presents for kids who could in any other case go with out presents.
Volunteers who’re considering serving to The Salvation Army in a neighborhood close to them can be taught extra by visiting www.SalvationArmyMA.org.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”