With less than a week to go before the end of the 2020 Christmas Kettle campaign for St. Albert, Spruce Grove, and Stony Plain, the 'thermometer' published in Wednesday's Gazette indicates donations have now surpassed the $230,000 mark. This is more than halfway toward the campaign's goal of reaching $400,000 by Dec. 24.
That's great news, especially in the wake of the news of most volunteer-run stations closing last weekend due to new provincial public health restrictions to cope with the second wave of the pandemic.
The kettles have supportive friends around the community to make sure the hiccup is a minor one. The Rotary Club of St. Albert held its own Kettle Drive with a virtual kettle that topped off at $3,000 and the Rotarians also reportedly contributed $1,000 to Scotiabank's Matching Friday Kettle that was recently conducted.
Donations can still be made in person via the 'Tip Tap' machine kiosks found at Costco and inside St. Albert Centre (next to London Drugs). There, members of the public can tap their debit cards or major credit cards to make a $5 donation each up to 10 times.
Donations can also be made at the church located at 165 Liberton Dr. or over the phone at 780-458-1937. All funds will help the church to support an entire year of family and community assistance.
An online donation link has also been set up at bit.ly/3kV4pCG. Email [email protected] for more information.
