The meeting was the official kickoff campaign for the Salvation Army's Red Kettles in Fall River, Massachusetts. Kurt Nelson, the advisory board chairperson, announced that kettles would be placed at various locations including Market Basket and Walmart, operating Monday through Saturday for the next month. He emphasized that every dollar raised stays local, supporting the soup kitchen, food pantry, and children's and music programs. Captain Serg Lane, commander of the Fall River Salvation Army, thanked donors and volunteers, highlighting their crucial role in providing services across the greater Fall River and Bristol County areas. Speakers encouraged both financial donations and volunteering to man the kettles, noting that volunteers help maximize the impact of donations by reducing operational costs. The Rotary Club was specifically mentioned as participating, with members manning kettles at Walmart in Swansea. The event also celebrated the Salvation Army's 140th year of serving the needy in Fall River, with thanks extended to supporting retailers like Market Basket, Shaws, Stop and Shop, and Walmart.
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Good morning, Fall River. My name is Kurt Nelson. I'm the advisory board chairperson for the Fall River Salvation Army, and we're here today to start our kickoff campaign for the uh kettles. We we have kettles out at all different locations. Today we're from Market Basket and over the next month we'll have kettles out Monday through Saturday at Walmart and at Market Baskets and other uh retailers in the area. We ask
0:31that you please come out and support the Salvation Army where every dollar raised stays local. Goes back to our soup kitchen, our food pantry, our children's programs, our our music programs which you're seeing today. We have our We have our brass band here. They're doing a great job. With that, I will turn it over to our captain, Captain Serg Lane, who who uh is the commander of the Fall
0:56of Salvation Army. He'd like to say a few words. Thank you.
1:01Thank Thank you, Kurt. We really appreciate it. And our advisory board is doing a fantastic job. You know, without donors and volunteers like our fine gentlemen and ladies behind me, the Salvation Army would not be able to provide such great services in the greater uh Fall River area. Our food pantry, our soup kitchen, all the programs we do is because of the generosity of uh residents of the
1:32greater Fall River, actually Bristol County. We really appreciate it. So we here to raise funds to ask our neighbors, those who are able to donate to the Salvation Army to help bring joy to those who are less fortunate than we are. So we are grateful. Thank you for coming out. Thank you.
1:54You're always good with Good morning everyone. As you know, the Salvation Army never turns anyone away.
2:02We can all remember as children shopping and seeing those red kettles always there. And people would always give whatever they had or whatever they could spare to such a great cause. The Salvation Army is non-denominational, which means they give their gifts to everyone. No one is left behind. So during this holiday season, if you could remember or you have a little extra change, you can always help us at the
2:26Salvation Army. And there is another way you can help as well. you could man one of these kettles. If we don't have volunteers to man the kettles, then we have to pay people to come in and man the kettles. So, your donation could be double, tripled, or quadrupled if you could volunteer a couple of hours to be a kettle person for the Salvation Army to be able to help those in need,
2:51especially at this time of the holidays.
2:53My best wishes to you and your families for a very merry Christmas and a very happy new year. May God bless each and every one of you for your generosity.
3:02Thank you.
3:08I'm so happy to be a part of this advisory group and um it started out with the Rotary. I'm also in the Rotary and we started manning the kettle bells for the Rotary and donating on time. So, Saturday this week, we'll be at Walmart and Swansea and the Rotarians will all be manning both doors at the Walmart and Swansea. So come down. Hopefully we'll bring the kids and some music. I don't
3:33think we can travel with the band, so we have to bring our own portable music, but we'll be great. So come on down.
3:46Good morning. Happy Christmas time, Fall River. It's our city. If you're a community leader, a talented individual, an educator here in the city, we welcome you to stand with us by the red kettle.
3:57Learn about the history of the Salvation Army and the history of our city and how they go hand in hand. We can't have scholarships without the support from our neighbors. There's so much we can't have without each other. I'm Jerica.
4:09Happy holidays.
4:14To wrap things up, this is our 140th year of serving the needy in Fall River.
4:19So, we do need your support for another 140 years hopefully.
4:24With that said, I'd like to thank our our uh the retailers that allow us to do this every year. You know, the Market Basket, the Shaws, Stop and Shops, Walmarts. Without their support, we couldn't fund all the programs we have at the Salvation Army, and uh also our volunteers and our staff. With that, merry Christmas everyone, and happy new year.