Where I’ve seen SA bell ringers this year, I have not seen one person putting any money in the kettles. Usually, folks exiting stores will drop in their change or a dollar after shopping .... I have been looking especially to see if donations are happening & haven’t seen one. None from me, either.
They can put it off to ‘pandemic fatigue’, employment, worries about the future, but they know the truth of the matter: by jumping on the woke bandwagon, their “troubles” are self-inflicted.
“Where I’ve seen SA bell ringers this year, I have not seen one person putting any money in the kettles.”
Here in east TN, many places where I’ve seen SA bell ringers in the past, there aren’t even kettles!
I would also say a cashless society is coming into play.
Maybe they should put credit card readers attached to the kettle. lol
Pandemic fatigue, employment worries? I think people who can are more motivated to assuage the misery of others in those times even when they may share some of the misery. I have.
No, SA, it is all on you and your wokeness campaign. You let two stupid, self-indulgent people destroy your organization. What a shame for all the good people who are still there working hard to make a difference. I feel sorry for them but not sorry enough to soften my hard feelings. I will not be insulted in my own house and still smile and be gracious. I’m just not that broad minded.