救世军北德州启动节日筹款：红壶目标160万美元，Angel Tree天使认领11月3日开始
救世军北德州（The Salvation Army of North Texas）启动今年的「Give With Joy」节日筹款与服务项目，呼吁北德州居民支持正与贫困、成瘾和无家可归问题抗争的邻里。该机构是北德州地区最大的社会服务提供者，服务覆盖北德州六个县、约4,000平方英里。
红壶（Red Kettle）是今年筹款的核心。2024年，北德州救世军通过红壶募得超过150万美元，超额完成年度目标；今年的目标提高到160万美元。机构表示，红壶募得的善款用于食物与庇护等即时援助，并通过个案管理支持受助者走向稳定与自立。
该机构的Angel Tree是全球规模最大的同类项目。今年居民可按所在县认领「天使」，为本地儿童、长者与有特殊需要的成年人提供节日礼物：11月3日起可在参与地点线下认领或在线认领，礼物投递日为12月5日至6日，投递点采用得来速（drive-thru）形式。
救世军公布了去年在北德州的服务量：通过食物银行、庇护所与社区供餐发放近400万磅食物，惠及8万多人；提供超过26.4万晚安全庇护；为约500人提供戒瘾康复服务；协助近1,600人连接至永久稳定住房。
北德州区指挥官Major Rob Webb说：「节日季被广泛称为一年中最美好的时光，但对许多人来说，它在财务与情感上都充满压力。我们非常依赖社区的慷慨，来满足最脆弱邻里不仅在节日期间、也在全年面临的需求。我们邀请北德州人加入Give With Joy，一个简单的善举在这个给予的季节能走很远。」
救世军表示，该机构近半数的年度募款收入来自10月至12月，节日季的筹款对维持进入2026年的各项服务至关重要。除捐款外，居民还可登记担任红壶摇铃志愿者、开设虚拟红壶，或到社区设施做志愿服务。
（来源：救世军）
Salvation Army of North Texas Launches Holiday Drive: $1.6 Million Red Kettle Goal, Angel Tree Adoptions Start November 3
The Salvation Army of North Texas has launched this year's Give With Joy holiday fundraising and programming campaign, urging North Texans to support neighbors combatting poverty, addiction and homelessness. The organization is the region's largest social services provider, with a footprint across six North Texas counties and 4,000 square miles.
The Red Kettles are at the center of the drive. In 2024, the Salvation Army of North Texas raised more than $1.5 million through its Red Kettles, exceeding its annual goal; this year's goal has been raised to $1.6 million. The Army says Red Kettle funds provide immediate help with food and shelter while supporting stability and self-sufficiency through comprehensive case management.
Its Angel Tree is the organization's largest program of its kind in the world. Residents can adopt an Angel by county, providing holiday gifts for local children, seniors and adults with special needs. Angels became available for adoption in person at participating locations or online starting November 3, and gifts are dropped off at drive-thru locations on December 5-6.
The Salvation Army also reported last year's North Texas service totals: nearly 4 million pounds of food distributed to more than 80,000 people through food pantries, shelters and community meals; more than 264,000 nights of safe shelter; addiction recovery services for around 500 individuals; and nearly 1,600 individuals connected to permanent, stable housing.
"Known widely as the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, the holiday season can be stressful financially and emotionally for so many," said Major Rob Webb, area commander for the Salvation Army of North Texas. "We rely greatly on community generosity to meet the needs our most vulnerable neighbors are facing not only during the holidays, but year-round. We invite North Texans to embrace our Give With Joy campaign; a simple act of kindness goes a long way during the season of giving."
Nearly half of the Salvation Army's annual raised revenue comes between October and December, making the holiday season vital to sustaining operations into 2026. Beyond donating, residents can register to ring a bell at a Red Kettle, start a virtual Red Kettle, or volunteer at a local facility.
Salvation Army North Texas holiday campaign
(Source: The Salvation Army)
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图片来源：救世军红壶募捐点（资料图）。Dwight Burdette 摄，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A Salvation Army Red Kettle station (file photo). Photo by Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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