Sparkle encourages early donations to Give-A-Christmas
Sparkle, the Christmas star, reminds Herald-Standard readers the time for this year’s Give-A-Christmas campaign is shorter.
“We launched the campaign Thanksgiving Day, which came on Nov. 28. It was later in the month this year, so that means we have fewer weeks to collect funds for the Salvation Army,” said Sparkle. “Remember that we want to raise $40,000 for the Salvation Army, but we have less time to do it this year.”
So far, Herald-Standard readers have contributed $60 towards this year’s campaign.
This is the 28th year for Give-A-Christmas, which provides funds for the Salvation Army to carry out its mission of helping those in need. Funds are distributed to branches of the Salvation Army in the Herald-Standard readership area. The money that readers give is given to the branch of the Salvation Army that serves the area where they live, but readers can designate their funds go to any of the branches. There is no sharing of funds.
“These early days of the campaign are a great time to help,” said Sparkle. “It encourages others to give and offers hope to those who are in need.”
Donations will continue to be received until noon Dec. 23. The final amount will be reported in the Christmas Eve edition of the Herald-Standard.
Donations can be mailed to Give-A-Christmas, P.O. Box 1147, Uniontown, PA 15401 or brought to the Herald-Standard office in Uniontown from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Sparkle cans also have been placed in numerous store locations in the Herald-Standard distribution area.