IU-Purdue Game Inspires Anonymous $1K Red Kettle Donation Match On Friday
December 9, 2020 at 12:14 a.m.
IU-Purdue Game Inspires Anonymous $1K Red Kettle Donation Match On Friday
By Staff Report-
An anonymous donor has offered to match dollar-for-dollar donations made in Red Kettles on the day before the match-up in an amount up to $1,000, according to a news release from The Salvation Army. Both Purdue and Indiana University fans are encouraged to show their support through donations to The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles on Friday.
“The rules for this event have changed. The score is 0-0 as we start ringing at 4 p.m. on Friday,” Kosciusko County Salvation Army Envoy Ken Locke said. “We need ringers to fill the times for IU and Purdue this Friday. Then we need folks to come out and support their team.”
The Old Oaken Bucket game is a tradition going back almost a century. The Indiana University Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers have competed in college football since 1891, though the Old Oaken Bucket trophy was first awarded in 1925. Since that time, the two universities have traded the trophy back and forth as they meet up each fall on the football field. Kosciusko County is home to many alumni from the two schools. This prompted The Salvation Army's anonymous donor to challenge both alumni and fans to give back to their community in honor of the big game.
Shoppers looking for a Red Kettle Friday will be able to find bell ringers at Walmart from 4 to 8 p.m. at each door. IU?will be represented at the grocery entrance, and Purdue will be at the home and pharmacy entrance. Totals collected that day will go toward the match, and a winner will be announced with the highest kettle total.
Anyone interested in volunteering to ring a bell this holiday season is invited to visit RegisterToRing.com and find a location, date and time that works for their schedule. The Salvation Army is focused on keeping both volunteers and donors safe and healthy with new safety protocols that include regularly sanitizing the kettle equipment and using PPE. To learn more about how these safety protocols and what it means to be a bell ringer, visit SalvationArmyIndiana.org/bell-ringer.
The Kosciusko County Salvation Army has a goal of raising $40,000 this year through the Red Kettles located throughout the county. Every donation given to The Salvation Army through the annual Red Kettle Campaign provides help and hope to those in need, and all gifts stay in the community where it is given. Visit its Rescue Christmas blog to learn more about how you can help The Salvation Army rescue Christmas this year.
For more information, contact Locke at 574-268-7697.
An anonymous donor has offered to match dollar-for-dollar donations made in Red Kettles on the day before the match-up in an amount up to $1,000, according to a news release from The Salvation Army. Both Purdue and Indiana University fans are encouraged to show their support through donations to The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles on Friday.
“The rules for this event have changed. The score is 0-0 as we start ringing at 4 p.m. on Friday,” Kosciusko County Salvation Army Envoy Ken Locke said. “We need ringers to fill the times for IU and Purdue this Friday. Then we need folks to come out and support their team.”
The Old Oaken Bucket game is a tradition going back almost a century. The Indiana University Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers have competed in college football since 1891, though the Old Oaken Bucket trophy was first awarded in 1925. Since that time, the two universities have traded the trophy back and forth as they meet up each fall on the football field. Kosciusko County is home to many alumni from the two schools. This prompted The Salvation Army's anonymous donor to challenge both alumni and fans to give back to their community in honor of the big game.
Shoppers looking for a Red Kettle Friday will be able to find bell ringers at Walmart from 4 to 8 p.m. at each door. IU?will be represented at the grocery entrance, and Purdue will be at the home and pharmacy entrance. Totals collected that day will go toward the match, and a winner will be announced with the highest kettle total.
Anyone interested in volunteering to ring a bell this holiday season is invited to visit RegisterToRing.com and find a location, date and time that works for their schedule. The Salvation Army is focused on keeping both volunteers and donors safe and healthy with new safety protocols that include regularly sanitizing the kettle equipment and using PPE. To learn more about how these safety protocols and what it means to be a bell ringer, visit SalvationArmyIndiana.org/bell-ringer.
The Kosciusko County Salvation Army has a goal of raising $40,000 this year through the Red Kettles located throughout the county. Every donation given to The Salvation Army through the annual Red Kettle Campaign provides help and hope to those in need, and all gifts stay in the community where it is given. Visit its Rescue Christmas blog to learn more about how you can help The Salvation Army rescue Christmas this year.
For more information, contact Locke at 574-268-7697.
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