17 Oct Kettle Campaign 2024

What is The Salvation Army Kettle Campaign?

The tradition of Salvation Army kettles began in San Francisco in 1891 with Captain Joseph McFee. Captain McFee was looking for a way to help provide meals to families in need and recalled the “Simpson’s pot” – a large pot used in Liverpool, England into which passers-by threw charitable donations. Captain McFee decided to place a similar pot at the Oakland ferry landing. By strategically placing the kettle, he was able to attract donations from those going to and from the ferry boats.

Now, over 130 years have passed and beyond providing Christmas dinners, the money raised at kettles is also used to provide clothing, shelter, food, and counselling year-round. The Salvation Army’s holiday fund-raising activities play a crucial role in sharing the spirit of the season with families in need. The Salvation Army does its best to ensure that no family goes without food, no child is without presents under the tree and that Christmas is a time of hope and healing.

The annual campaign equips The Salvation Army in Terrace to offer continued support in the community and surrounding areas through hot meal programs, Christmas hampers, emergency disaster services, youth programs – including summer camps, and more.

Are you looking for a way to give back this Christmas season? We need your help to ring the bells in support of the Christmas Kettle Campaign in Terrace. You can volunteer individually or as a team! It is flexible wherein you can pick your hours and days!

For more information to register as a volunteer, please call (250) 635-5446