Salvation Army Readies for Red Kettle, Angel Tree Holiday Programs
The Salvation Army of McHenry County kicks off the Red Kettle Campaign on Friday, Nov. 16. The army's Angel Tree Program has also begun.
Nothing rings in the holiday season like the familiar sound of a Salvation Army bell chiming through the crisp winter air. The McHenry County chapter of The Salvation Army kicks off its Red Kettle campaign this Friday, Nov. 16. Every year, hundreds of volunteers brave the winter cold, wind and snow to ring bells at red kettles located throughout the county in hopes of reaching the army's holiday fundraising goal. Kettles stand at store fronts in Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Huntley, Island Lake, Lake in the Hills, Marengo, McHenry, Wonder Lake and Woodstock. This year's Red Kettle goal is $340,000 (the group's stretch goal is $400,000), said Linda Hunter, community relations and development coordinator for The…
