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Smiths Falls campaign participants in this year’s Salvation Army Kettle campaign pose for a picture Nov. 16 to launch the 2012 fundraising drive. From left to right (back row) are Lesa Conlon of TD Bank, Cynthia Wilkinson, and Rob Stoddard. In front (left to right) are Dianne Pinder-Moss (Town of Smiths Falls), Jeannie Fair, Colleen Muldoon, Maj. Faith Cameron, mayor Dennis Staples, Kristine Fair (Mike Fair Chev Olds), Peter Philion (Giant Tiger) and Marsha Jackson-Legault (County Fair Mall). S Several l residents id recognized with Diamond Jubilee medal. — Page SF9
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Kettle bells ringing again this season in support of local families By STACEY ROY sroy@perfprint.ca
EMC News - Every Salvation Army kettle in the community represents a family in need, but everyone can help by assisting the army in packing up hundreds of Christmas hampers this season. This year the Salvation Army has expanded its kettle campaign to include the collection of canned goods needed to provide a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings to an area family who is struggling. “There is going to be a big need this year,” said Major Faith Cameron. “Our monthly needs have been up every month this year.” To accommodate for these needs and the changing costs in food, the Salvation Army has
decided to ask the community for monetary donations and to physically help it build this year’s Christmas hampers by donating speci¿c items needed for the baskets. This includes beans in tomato sauce, soda crackers, soup, juice, cookies, canned vegetables, cranberries, stuf¿ng, potatoes, carrots and apples or oranges to name a few. Donations may be dropped off at the Salvation Army church on Brockville Street in Smiths Falls. The plan is to place donation barrels at area grocery stores in the near future as well. A complete list of needed items will be placed on each barrel. Last year the Salvation Army handed out more than 817 Christmas baskets throughout
Lanark County, 417 of those in the Smiths Falls area alone. Beginning last week volunteers have been attending to kettles at key retail locations across the communities they serve and will do so until the end of the holiday season. This year’s kettle campaign launch was held Nov. 16 in each community. Smiths Falls mayor Dennis Staples attended his local launch at the Giant Tiger store to temporarily give back the municipal kettle campaign trophy to the church. “Smiths Falls will defend our title to assist the Salvation Army,” the mayor said. Last year the town won the ¿rst municipal kettle campaign trophy for raising the most funds on a single day for
the cause. The municipalities of Smiths Falls, Perth, Merrickville, Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills all take part in the friendly competition. This year Smiths Falls council members will be manning the kettle Dec. 15 at Andress’ Independent Grocer while their Perth counterparts will do their best to wrench the trophy away the same day. The Kettle Campaign is the Salvation Army’s largest fundraising drive of the year, which supports the Christmas hampers and the many social programs available to the community all year long. Volunteers for this year’s kettles are still welcomed. In Smiths Falls call Colleen Muldoon at 613-2833563 and in Perth call Jeanne Jenner at 613-267-4652.
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