SUNDAY DISPATCH, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2011
Salvation Army offers on-line Red Kettles The Salvation Army is encouraging internet users to support its Red Kettle on-line giving program, OnlineRedKettle.org. An on-line kettle has been set up for the Wilkes-Barre Salvation Army or donors can set-up their own individual kettle and/ or business kettle. The program also includes a Facebook application, allowing access to the internet community. The on-line Red Kettle campaign will enable individuals, groups, businesses and organizations to use the Internet’s communication capabilities. Personal Kettles - individuals are able to customize and host a personal on-line kettle and automatically e-mail friends and family members, asking for their support in filling their kettle with on-line donations. Company Kettles – Any company can host an on-line Company Kettle in a co-branded environment with The Salvation Army. The amount of money collected in the Kettle will be reflected on the Company Kettle page, in real time. A link to the company’s on-line Company Kettle will automatically be provided and the link can then be included on a company Internet/ intranet site or e-mail blast to employees, vendors, customers,
etc. Transactions are tax deductible and will remain in the community where they were raised. Individuals will automatically receive an e-gift acknowledgement once a donation has been processed. To sign up to be a virtual bellringer and participate in the online Red Kettle program, visitOnlineRedKettle.org. The Salvation Army of Wilkes-Barre will have a late registration date for food and Christmas gifts for children from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at its headquarters, 17 S. Pennsylvania Ave., WilkesBarre. Those in need of food and gifts should come prepared with the following information for everyone living in the household who is being claimed: current identification for adults, birth certificates for children, proof of income and proof of residency. Applicants with children under the age of 12 should also be prepared with one or two gift ideas, including clothing and shoe sizes. No applications will be accepted by phone. For more information about the Wilkes-Barre Corps, contact Captain Patty Richwine at The Salvation Army at 824-8741
State Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich announced recently that Old Forge Borough has been awarded a state Recycling Performance Program grant by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Old Forge received a $19,726 grant based on its population and recycling 1,015 tons of material during the 2009 calendar year. The Recycling Performance Grant Program was created by the General Assembly to provide incentives to help communities improve recycling efforts and increase the amount of material recycled. The program helps to promote economic growth by boosting recycling-related job creation. State grants awarded through the program are in addition to other state funding to mu-
nicipalities to establish and maintain recycling programs.
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FNCB donates to Salvation Army First National Community Bank (FNCB) made a donation of $10,000 to the Salvation Army of WilkesBarre to help its flood relief efforts. The money was raised through FNCB’s Valley with a Heart 2011campaign where specially-designed “I’m Part of the Valley With a Heart 2011” T-shirts were sold at each of the bank’s 21branches located throughout Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wayne and Monroe counties. From left, FNCB Chief Operating Officer Jerry A. Champi, Captain Patty Richwine, commanding officer, Salvation Army of Wilkes-Barre; and Lucy Singer, FNCB Assistant Vice President/Group Manager.