CHRISTMAS
Red Kettle Campaign
Volunteer or organize a group of volunteers from your Business, Service Club, Fraternal Group, Family, Friends or Church Group to stand at a local Red Kettle location. You could also choose to stand at a couple of Red Kettles and make a contest of it. The money raised through the Red Kettles go directly to The Salvation Army in Jamestown, NY to help keep our Social Services department running through 2025 and beyond!
Paper Kettles
The Salvation Army's paper kettle is an alternative to the traditional physical Red Kettle, designed for businesses to collect donations at their point-of-sale terminals. These paper "kettles" are typically displayed at checkout counters, where customers can make a donation by having a specific amount, like $1 or $5, added to their purchase. The business provides a way for their customers to support the Salvation Army's programs without requiring a physical bell ringer or cash donations
Countertop Kettles
Allow The Salvation Army to place a small Kettle on a front desk, near a register elsewhere in your place of business, or on your dinner table at your Thanksgiving Feast! These would need to be kept in a safe location at your site and would be emptied at the end of the Season, unless otherwise requested
Kettle Sponsorships
You can sponsor a kettle by providing a monetary gift. We have four levels: Pewter ($500.00), Bronze ($1,000.00), Silver ($5,000.00) and Gold ($10,000.00). With these sponsorships we will promote your business on a Kettle site stand
Angel Tree Program
Each October & November & part of December, there is opportunity for people to come into our office and apply for assistance of holiday toys for their children 12 & under. After the applications are completed, a paper Angel is then filled out for each child listed on the applications. These Angels are then sent out to Businesses, Banks, Offices, and even picked up by families directly from us, throughout Chautauqua County for customers / clients to take and purchase a toy for the child listed.
You can help with this by allowing us to place Angels in your place of business during the months of November and December. Then your customers, clients and employees can take these Angels, purchase a gift for the specified child, and return the toys to The Salvation Army.
Adopt A Family
Individuals, Families and Businesses, each year, can adopt an entire family for Christmas. This differs from the Angels in that every member of the family is given to the Sponsor, including the parent(s) & child(ren). We ask that Sponsors provide at least 2 gifts per person in the family (suggestions will be given) and also provide the fixings for a Christmas Dinner for that family. Sponsors may request several families if they are interested in helping more than one. Once all items for your Adopted family have been purchased, bring everything to The Salvation Army for distribution.
CHRISTMAS
Food Drives
A traditional food drive allows you to collect food donations. You can involve your family and friends as well as your workplace or other organizations to collect canned food or other nonperishable items. This allows you to make an impact in the fight against hunger. You can drop them off between the hours of 8am-4pm or you can arrange a pick-up by calling the Church. You could also help by collecting turkeys and ham for the holiday season.
Walmart
Walmart.com Online Round Up Campaign
Campaign Dates: December 1-24
How It Works: While shopping on Walmart.com, customers can round up their online purchases to donate to The Salvation Army.
One-Click Holiday Meal Basket Campaign
Campaign Dates: October 26-December 24
Donation Options: $5, $15, and $25 increments (reduced from $50 last year) Campaign
Link: One-Click Holiday Meal Basket
Text to Donate
Text to 31333 and in the message space type in Jamestown. Then it will tell you to Click here to donate. There are many options to choose from, you can even start your own virtual kettle to support the Salvation Army at the bottom of the page.
Make A Donation
If you are unable to assist us in the ways listed above, you can make a donation by sending a check directly to The Salvation Army with "Red Kettle Campaign" in the memo line!
For more information, or to participate in any of these programs, please contact:
Elizabeth Margarito for the Angel Tree
Major John Merchant for the Kettle Programs 83 South Main Street, NY Salvation Army: 716-664-4108
John.Merchant@use.salvationarmy.org
All Donations Stay Local!!