Still Time to Donate: Help Salvation Army Reach Its Goal

The Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign is almost at its end. Donations will still be taken until Jan. 31, and that's only a few days away.

Please help them reach their goal—donations are now at 80% of goal. Lake Saint Louis, we can help them reach that goal!

Click here to donate via the Lake Saint Louis Online Red Kettle.

Eight Patch sites, including this one, are proud to feature their very own Online Red Kettles. 

So which community will come out on top in this friendly Patch-off?

There is no registration fee to participate and everyone who donates to an Online Red Kettle will receive a printable email for tax purposes.

Danni R. Eickenhorst, Salvation Army Communications Specialist, is thrilled to have Patch participating in the Online Red Kettle program.

"Patch has been a great friend to The Salvation Army, covering the work we do in Missouri and Southern Illinois, and offering The Salvation Army an incredible platform from which to share our message," she said. "We are a big believer in their grass-roots approach to news, and we are so excited to be partnering with them for this Online Red Kettle promotion. May the best editor win!"

Last year, the Salvation Army served more than 30 million people in need, provided 60 million meals for the hungry and sheltered 10 million people.

In addition,

• The Salvation Army offers emergency assistance programs at its 12 area locations including rental assistance, utility assistance, food pantry aid and more.
• The Salvation Army offers job assistance and training programs at multiple locations to help the unemployed get back to work.
• The Salvation Army operations three homeless shelters in the St. Louis region, and offers affordable workforce housing through the Railton in downtown St. Louis.
• The Salvation Army provides music lessons, meals and character building programs for approximately 64,614 children free of charge each year.
• Low/No-Cost summer camp programs are offered at Camp Mihaska in Bourbon, Missouri for kids in need and those who are children of the incarcerated.
• In times of disaster, The Salvation Army is often the first in and last out in terms of relief organizations, offering food, water, tangible goods, spiritual aid and, at times, shelter to those affected.