A notable coin donated to Salvation Army through its annual “red kettle” drive outside stores will benefit the Norridge Salvation Army location, which has seen a huge increase in need this year.
Someone dropped a $50 Gold American Eagle coin in a protective case into a kettle outside Jewel-Osco in Oriole Park on Christmas Eve, the organization said in a news release.
The coin is worth $2,000, which will be donated to the The Salvation Army Norridge Corps, Public Relations Manager Katie Heinz Pfingsten said in the release.
– Original Credit: Salvation Army
– Original Credit: Salvation Army
“When one person puts a donation in a Salvation Army red kettle, they effect change for their neighbors,” Capt. Catherine Mount, one of the leaders of The Salvation Army Norridge Corps, said in the release. “We are thrilled for this gold coin donation. It will help bring joy to families this Christmas season and throughout the year through food, practical encouragement of much needed resources like utility and rent assistance, and most of all the message of hope.”
In July, Mount said the demand for the location’s food bank service had risen 270% in the first four months of the pandemic.
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“All donations to the kettles are greatly appreciated as Salvation Army corps community centers in greater Chicagoland have seen as much as a fivefold increase in need this year,” Pfingsten said in the release. “Donations to the red kettles stay local and fund programming year-round, including food, shelter, and emergency financial assistance.”
Another coin, a 1986 half-ounce Singapore Tiger gold coin worth $1,000, which was dropped in a red kettle Dec. 23 at a Jewel-Osco in Elmhurst, will benefit The Salvation Army Oakbrook Terrace Corps.