Rotary Gives Gift of Time to Local Salvation Army & Christmas House
1 min readThe Coudersport Rotary announced today that $276.99 has been raised locally in support of the Salvation Army & Christmas House over the past 3 days and only 6 hours of ringing holiday bells.
The Club’s goal is to raise $400.00 over the 4-day fund drive which ends tomorrow, according to John Abplanalp, Rotary Holiday Gift Project Chairman. “Our Club members have a lot of fun ringing the bells. In fact, Melissa Gee and Karen Cahilly are having a healthy competition to see if Karen can raise more than the $113.16 that Melissa and Holden Ottolini raised last night,” added John.
According to Mark Benson, Volunteer Coordinator, various Rotary members and community volunteers participated in what turned into a bit of a Salvation Army “fundraising competition” this year, including;
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The Club will be conducting its final day of fundraising tonight (Thursday, December 23, 2010) between the hours of 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Coudersport Dollar General and the community is encouraged to attend!!!
Anyone wishing to volunteer or to make a direct donation to the local Salvation Army and Christmas House may contact Alyce Reese, Director, at (814) 274-0825.
