Minneapolis firefighter

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

2009 Twin Cities Christmas Statistics
- Red kettles raised more than $3.1 million
- There were more than 400 Salvation Army kettle sites in the Twin Cities
- More than 12,000 volunteers rang bells for 16,475 hours
- 868 groups rang bells for The Salvation Army
- 100 Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops rang bells
- 64 Lions, Lioness and Leos Clubs rang bells
- 109 churches rang bells
- 39 fire departments rang bells
- 128 school groups rang bells
-We responded to 2,400 prayer requests at Christmastime
-34,866 checks sent to us