救世军Peoria启动灯光之树筹款：Peoria与Pekin合计目标234万美元
救世军在伊利诺伊州皮奥里亚县Peoria市的Northwoods Mall举行启动活动，宣布今年Peoria与Pekin两地的「灯光之树」（Tree of Lights）筹款目标合计234万美元，善款将留在本地社区，支持救世军全年提供的庇护、食物等基本服务。
分项目标为：Peoria 210万美元，Pekin 24万美元。启动时Peoria已募得31.7万美元，约为目标的15%；Pekin已募得3.1万美元，约为目标的13%。
启动活动上，救世军妇女辅助会捐出11万美元，部分来自其Hope Has An Army筹款活动。此外，Birdies for Good高尔夫活动捐出8.1万美元，青年社区领袖组织Echelon Peoria捐出1.5万美元；Pekin方面，Wolf Financial Advisors的Jim Wolf捐出1万美元，另有一名匿名支持者捐出2.1万美元。
2026年Peoria灯光之树圣诞主席Stan Cohen说：「今年的目标完全围绕满足社区需求所需。救世军一年中的每一天都在提供服务，正是因为Peoria地区慷慨的支持，我们才能在人们面对困境时陪在他们身边。」
救世军中伊利诺伊地区指挥官Major Heath Sells表示，灯光之树筹得的善款全年都在帮助社区居民，包括无处居住、或不得不在房租、医疗与餐食之间作选择的人。
灯光之树活动至今已举办39年。自2005年以来，仅Peoria一地已募得超过3,400万美元。居民可通过Peoria与Pekin的线上虚拟红壶捐款。
（来源：救世军）
Salvation Army Launches Tree of Lights Campaigns in Peoria and Pekin With a Combined $2.34 Million Goal
The Salvation Army kicked off this year's Tree of Lights campaigns for Peoria and Pekin at Northwoods Mall in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, announcing a combined fundraising goal of $2.34 million. All money raised stays in the local communities, supporting Salvation Army programs that provide shelter, food and other essential services throughout the year.
The Peoria campaign goal is $2.1 million and the Pekin goal is $240,000. Both drives opened with early totals: Peoria began with $317,000 in donations, about 15 percent of its goal, and Pekin had raised $31,000, about 13 percent of its goal.
At the launch, the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary in Peoria presented a $110,000 donation, raised in part through its annual Hope Has An Army fundraising event. The Birdies for Good group contributed $81,000 from its ninth annual golf outing, and Echelon Peoria, a group of young community leaders, presented $15,000. In Pekin, Jim Wolf of Wolf Financial Advisors contributed $10,000 and an anonymous supporter donated $21,000.
"Our goal this year is all about what it takes to meet the needs of the community," said Stan Cohen, the 2026 Peoria Tree of Lights Christmas Chair. "The Salvation Army provides services every day of the year. We are able to be there for people who are facing hard times because of the generous support of the Peoria area."
Major Heath Sells, Central Illinois Area Commander for the Salvation Army, said the money raised through the annual Tree of Lights Campaign helps people in the community throughout the year, including those who have no place to live or who must choose between paying rent, getting medical care or putting a meal on the table.
The Tree of Lights Campaign began 39 years ago, and since 2005 the Peoria campaign alone has raised more than $34 million. Residents can contribute online through the Peoria and Pekin Virtual Red Kettles.
(Source: The Salvation Army)
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