Leader-Post: Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign seeking more volunteers in Regina

The Salvation Army is still looking for volunteers for its 13
Christmas Kettle locations in Regina.

Photograph by: Don Healy, Regina Leader-Post files



Christmas Eve is only days away and the Salvation Army is looking for more volunteers.

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Additional Comments from Chad Jeremy, spokesperson for the Salvation Army

"The reason the volunteers are so important is because without the volunteers, we can’t be out there and we can’t have those bubbles out. We need someone standing out there at the kettle stands, the kettle bubbles and that’s how we raise our money.

"I mean, that’s simply put. That’s how we raise our money and without it, it would be impossible to reach our goal. Salvation Army and many other charities are all about community and this is a good example of that.

"Volunteers -  without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do, absolutely not," said Jeremy. 

Jeremy added that for the second consecutive year, the Salvation Army used new technology to make donating more convenient, such as portable debit and credit machines and quick response (QR) codes that can be scanned with a smart phone or BlackBerry.

While Jeremy said he didn’t have any numbers, he said he would be surprised if those technologies raised $1,000 because it’s new and he expects it to be more successful as people get used to it.

"This is something that we’re going to have to dig deeper into and that’s why we’re starting now so people are aware that we have this technology and in the future, maybe that’s all we’ll be using, who knows?

"But as of right now, I don’t think it’s making a big dent in terms of how much we’ve raised," said Jeremy.