2022 Battle Of The Bells Competition (continued)

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…as we expand this Monroe Countywide competition into eight separate categories.

The Battle Of The Bells categories for this year are:

1. High Schools

2. College Clubs

3. Faith-Based Organizations

4. Community Organizations

5. Service Organizations

6. Sports and Social Organizations

7. Local Businesses

8. Families and Friends team representative is all that’s needed for donations to count towards your team’s total.

All team members receive a certificate of participation with the team’s total number of hours and money raised.

Winning teams receive recognition in our next newsletter, invitations to our 2023 gratitude gathering breakfast, and a 1st place plaque.

The overall winner from all eight categories gets their team name engraved on our jumbo legacy trophy!

It was a beautiful Summer evening at Frontier Field as Salvation Army volunteers, staff and board members came together for our 2nd annual “Red Wings Red Kettle” night.

Divisional Commander, Major Kevin Stoops, threw out the first pitch as fans enjoyed spinning the prize wheel at our showcase table.

Ed Evans, Sr. wrote this essay after bell ringing at what is now a Tops Friendly Market in Sherrill, NY. Ed was a USMC Iwo Jima hero who passed away just before his 98th birthday. His family re-reads his essay every year and shares it in the hopes of inspiring others to become Red Kettle ringers.

At the end of each daily stint I felt as good as if I had given $1,000 myself. I got a lot of self satisfaction, a special thanks from The Salvation Army, and respect from many. I really enjoyed my bell ringer experience and highly recommend it to anyone.

Feeling called to ring this season? We need you! Registration opens on October 4th, 2022.Visit www.RegisterToRing.com to see all locations, dates and times that are available for bell ringing.

Thank you to these wonderful companies and their staff who donated so generously to the Stuff The Bus Campaign:

 Greenlight Networks

 West Herr Auto Group

 Butler/Till

 Family First FCU

 APD Engineering and Architecture

Those who wish to compete must be in a team of two or more participants. Teams must ring at a Salvation Army Red Kettle for a minimum of four hours total during the 2022 season.

The money raised during each team’s bell ringing shifts will be tracked and counted towards their total. There’s no limit of shifts or hours each team can ring.

Teams do not have to ring in their entirety at every shift. One (or more)

How to participate: Visit salarmy.us/rocbattle to create a team for this year’s Battle of the Bells competition.

Choose one category you’d like to compete in.

Questions about this competition? Email our community coordinator at Maureen.hill@use.salvationarmy.org

We’re happy to share that donations doubled from last year’s event as did the number of new volunteers who signed up for future activities.

A BIG thanks to our Rochester Red Wings for having us return for a game this year. We loved sharing information and smiles with their patrons and staff.

Go Wings!