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Red Kettle plea: Salvation Army donations way down in Northeast Ohio
FOX8 ^ | 12/21/2016 | Darren Sweeney

Posted on 12/23/2016 12:19:51 PM PST by EBH

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Salvation Army said donations for its Red Kettle campaign are way down from last year.

On Tuesday, The Salavation Army said donations were down by nearly $2 million dollars in Northeast Ohio.

Last year, the agency collected nearly $4.8 million over the holiday season.

"Thousands of people in our community are hurting and we are committed to doing all we can to raise the necessary funds to support those needs," Major Evan Hickman, Divisional Commander for The Salvation Army's Northeast Ohio Division said in a news release.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Local News
KEYWORDS: charity; donations; ohio; salvationarmy; service; tips
I can't help but consider this another petulant liberal act.

The liberal left I have come in contact with have not put up Christmas Trees, sent greeting cards, or have really withdrawn from gift giving. Earlier this month we saw many firms cancel "holiday" parties due to Trump winning the election.

It is truly sad that something like donations to an organization that does so much good are taking this kind of hit.

1 posted on 12/23/2016 12:19:51 PM PST by EBH
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To: EBH

How is this possible? We have record low unemployment under Obamafuehrer. The economy is roaring! People should have lots of money to donate to charities.


2 posted on 12/23/2016 12:30:15 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: EBH

Get Ezekiel Elliott to jump in the kettle again. That should help donations. It did in Dallas.


3 posted on 12/23/2016 12:30:52 PM PST by NCC-1701 (You have your fear, which might become reality; and you have Godzilla, which IS reality.)
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Jerry Jones is Donating Romo To Salvation Army. Maybe Ohio could donate the entire Cleveland Browns Team?
4 posted on 12/23/2016 12:33:45 PM PST by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: EBH

It’s a matter of never having cash. At least for me. I use plastic for everything.


5 posted on 12/23/2016 12:37:35 PM PST by mom4melody
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To: mom4melody

Send them a Check, as I do.


6 posted on 12/23/2016 12:40:32 PM PST by Little Bill (o)
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To: EBH

Couldn’t q Cleveland football player jump into the Salvation Army pot?


7 posted on 12/23/2016 12:43:54 PM PST by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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Beat me to ti!


8 posted on 12/23/2016 12:44:21 PM PST by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: EBH

Sorry S. A. but the snowflakes spent all their loose change on coloring books. Better luck next year!


9 posted on 12/23/2016 12:50:59 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: mom4melody

You’re right. I have to scrounge around in my handbag to find quarters and dimes and stuff for the kettle. This year I managed to scrounge up two bucks! I think this is a major problem for the nice people who man the kettle.


10 posted on 12/23/2016 12:52:12 PM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: mom4melody

Me too. I feel horrible passing them up. Go get 20-$1 dollar bills next season and use it just for the kettle.


11 posted on 12/23/2016 12:57:09 PM PST by lilypad
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To: EBH

Many try PayPal or GoFundMe?

Lots of people don’t carry change anymore.


12 posted on 12/23/2016 1:02:18 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Autonomous User

Romo in the kettle? That should be good for a least a dozen old homemade cassette tapes. Just first rewind the cassettes nice and tight with a sharpened No.2 pencil.


13 posted on 12/23/2016 1:10:12 PM PST by lee martell
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I will not pass a kettle without putting at least a dollar in.I worked in a plumbing department years ago and helped a Salvation Army employee put together a special shower. We used plastic panels and purely purposeful hardware. It had to be extra large and have sturdy grab bars and a bench. The purpose was to allow two people to clean up a filthy derelict who was too inebriated to stand on his own. God bless the people who find this their calling in life.


14 posted on 12/23/2016 1:18:58 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Fidel and Che are together again, and it ain't on a t-shirt.)
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This just reminds us once again that liberals are cheap bastards and always have been.


15 posted on 12/23/2016 1:26:19 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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People shop online. When they do shop in stores they often use debit cards or credit cards. As a result there are less people with pocket change going past the kettles.
16 posted on 12/23/2016 1:41:54 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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“This just reminds us once again that liberals are cheap bastards and always have been.”

No, just with their money.

When it comes to spending **my** or your money, why - the sky’s the limit!


17 posted on 12/23/2016 1:44:57 PM PST by ASOC (Have *you* visited the World of the Chernyi?)
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To: lee martell

No donation is to big or to small! LOL

When I saw it I thought..... Damn, Jerry threw away a perfectly good white boy!


18 posted on 12/23/2016 2:41:19 PM PST by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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