Salvation Army of McHenry County to host multichamber mixer Nov. 19 for Red Kettle campaign
The Salvation Army of McHenry County, one of the largest social service providers, invites all of their community partners to the Red Kettle Kick-off Multi-Chamber & Media Mixer on Tuesday, Nov. 19. It will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at corps headquarters, 290 W. Crystal Lake Ave. in Crystal Lake.
The mixer, with food provided by the Texas Roadhouse, is an event for the corporate, organizational and media partners to increase awareness of the programs and services provided to families in need during the holiday season by The Salvation Army of McHenry County.
Major Barbara Owen, Corps Officer, said, "Our media partners are wonderful to work with throughout the year, and are vital to raising awareness of the programs and services we provide to those in need. This mixer is not only about learning more about The Salvation Army, but our way of saying thank you to our media partners."
Funds raised locally, stay local to support youth, adult, and senior programming, as well as emergency services and homeless prevention year-round.
During the holiday season, funding supports a free community Thanksgiving dinner and toys for children in need.
In 2018, The Salvation Army provided over 7,000 gifts to almost 1,000 local children through the Christmas Toyland Shop and Angel Tree program.
Support came from a bell-ringing program that raised almost $200,000 in the red kettles last year due to the generosity of time from volunteers and donations from the community.
Volunteers are needed again this year and can go to www.registertoring.com or call (815) 455-2769 for more information.
Do know of a business that will allow The Salvation Army to place a counter kettle at their location? Contact Jeff Pal, volunteers and community relations manager, with possible locations at (815) 455-2769 or jeffrey.pal@usc.salvationarmy.org.
The Salvation Army has served the communities in McHenry County for more than 28 years of dedicated service.
The McHenry County Corps provides meals, clothing, school supplies, toys, financial, and spiritual assistance to individuals and families in need. The McHenry County Corps is located in Crystal Lake at 290 W. Crystal Lake Ave. and is part of The Salvation Army Metropolitan Division.
Visit centralusa.salvationarmy.org/mchenry or www.facebook.com/tsacrystallake/.