GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas Campaign kicks off Friday, Nov. 9.
For the next six weeks, people will be ringing bells, and collecting donations for the Salvation Army, and this year, it hopes to raise $1.5 million.
The campaign officially kicks off Friday at 12 p.m. with a special ceremony at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids.
According to the Salvation Army, the bell ringing season starts each November and runs through Christmas Eve, when the red kettles are packed away for the season. Volunteers are the difference between an empty kettle and one that raises about $30 per hour – enough to provide a family with two bags of groceries, or shelter an individual for a night.
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