The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Drive in Custer County over the holidays brought in close to $11,000.
Drive Director for Custer County, Phil Sloat, thanked Broken Bow businesses for hosting Red Kettle bell ringers.
“Grocery Kart provides us with our main source of income, and the kettles are always getting full. And so that is really our main support, but we do also appreciate the fact that Tractor Supply allows us to have a big kettle there and to ring the bells there” said Sloat.
Sloat also thanked Ace Hardware in Broken Bow for an additional donation of $440, and the generosity of surrounding Custer County businesses which hosted counter kettles.
The money collected by Salvation Army volunteers will enable them to benefit area schools and other needy people, said Sloat.
“In the next three months, the Broken Bow service unit for the Salvation Army is going to be spending four thousand five hundred dollars to support the school book fairs that they have at Broken Bow, as well as Ansley, Anselmo-Merna, Callaway and Sargent. And that money will allow those schools to make sure that every kid gets a book. We’ll also be continuing to provide support for the Broken Bow food pantry and medical assistance for people who need some help with medical bills or medications or things like that.”
Sloat expressed deep appreciation for all of those who volunteered their time over the holidays to ring the Red Kettles, singling out the amazing support from Sargent and Arnold communities.
If you’re interested in being on the Salvation Army board, contact Sloat, Carol Allen or Julie Toline.
Meetings take place in the Broken Bow library on the first Monday of the month at 5:30pm.
Listen to our full interview with Phil Sloat here:
