The red kettles are already out in a few spots around East Texas, and the week of Thanksgiving you'll notice them in several more places. There are several ways to chip in and help out this year.
"I don't have any cash" won't be a valid reason to bypass the Salvation Army Red Kettles this year. They're making it really easy to donate on smartphones.
The official kickoff of the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign comes tomorrow at halftime of the Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day Game, but the Tyler Salvation Army has already launched its efforts. And they need volunteers! This could be a great thing to do with your family this holiday season.
All of that spare change tossed into the famous Red Kettles at storefronts, will add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Salvation Army's charity work in Tyler.
The Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell ringers have been ringing the bells outside of retail locations during the holiday season every year since the first bells rang out in San Francisco in 1881. It takes quite a few volunteers to ring those bells to help bring in monetary donations to support the Salvation Army each year.