救世军Traverse City分会11月13日启动红壶募捐：目标249,500美元，节日援助与免费社区餐同步展开
位于密歇根州Grand Traverse County的Traverse City市，救世军Traverse City分会将于11月13日在Blain's Farm & Fleet启动2026年红壶募捐活动，目标筹款249,500美元，用于服务当地约30,000人的各项社会服务项目。启动仪式当天上午9时30分至10时举行，分会负责人Major Alan Hellstrom将致辞，Williams Chevrolet是今年的Gold Kettle赞助商。
摇铃募捐从11月13日持续到12月24日，每周一至周六上午10时至晚上7时，在Walmart、Sam's Club、Tom's Food Markets、Oleson's Food Stores、Blain's Farm & Fleet、Family Fare和Hobby Lobby等地点进行，今年还新增市中心的Espresso Bay与Grand Traverse Pie Co.两个点位。
一位匿名捐赠者将提供配捐：12月的周一和周六配捐最高50,000美元，募捐最后一周另配35,000美元。红壶所筹款项全部用于当地社会服务项目。
节日援助方面，Angel Tree项目为17岁及以下儿童准备圣诞礼物，并为符合资格的家庭提供感恩节或圣诞节食物篮；2025年该项目服务了639名儿童。申请从10月26日起通过SAAngelTree.org提交，申请人须居住在Grand Traverse、Benzie或Leelanau三县，且家庭收入不高于联邦贫困线的150%。无子女家庭可到1239 Barlow St申请食物篮。
此外，救世军社区中心（1239 Barlow St）将提供两顿免费社区餐，向所有人开放、无需预约：感恩节餐于11月25日上午11时至下午2时，圣诞餐于12月23日同一时段，现场有家常餐食、音乐和圣诞老人到访。
Salvation Army of Traverse City Launches Red Kettle Campaign November 13: $249,500 Goal Alongside Holiday Assistance and Free Community Meals
In Traverse City, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, The Salvation Army of Traverse City will launch its 2026 Red Kettle Campaign on Friday, November 13, at Blain's Farm & Fleet, seeking to raise $249,500 to support programs serving about 30,000 local people. The public kickoff runs from 9:30 to 10 a.m., with Major Alan Hellstrom, corps officer, welcoming attendees; Williams Chevrolet is this year's Gold Kettle Sponsor.
Bell ringing begins November 13 and continues through December 24, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, at locations including Walmart, Sam's Club, Tom's Food Markets, Oleson's Food Stores, Blain's Farm & Fleet, Family Fare and Hobby Lobby, with new downtown locations at Espresso Bay and Grand Traverse Pie Co. on Park Street.
An anonymous donor will provide up to $50,000 in matching funds on Mondays and Saturdays in December, plus a $35,000 match during the campaign's final week. Red Kettle donations support local social service programs.
The Angel Tree program provides Christmas gifts for children ages 17 and younger and a Thanksgiving or Christmas food basket for qualifying families; in 2025, the program served 639 children, including 182 teens ages 13 to 17. Applications opened October 26 at SAAngelTree.org. Applicants must live in Grand Traverse, Benzie or Leelanau counties and have household incomes at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level. Households without children may apply for a food basket at 1239 Barlow St.
Free holiday community meals, open to everyone with no reservations required, will be served at the Corps Community Center at 1239 Barlow St: Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday, November 25, and Christmas dinner on Wednesday, December 23, both from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a homemade meal, fellowship, music and a visit from Santa.
The Salvation Army of Traverse City announcement
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图片来源：救世军红壶与摇铃志愿者在超市入口募捐（资料图，摄于密歇根州Ypsilanti）。Dwight Burdette 摄，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A Salvation Army red kettle and bell ringer at a supermarket entrance in Ypsilanti, Michigan (file photo). Photo by Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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