By Shane Clausing

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Local Salvation Army Kettle Campaign surpasses fundraising goal

Jan 10, 2022 | 1:49 PM

The Grande Prairie Salvation Army has surpassed its annual Kettle Campaign fundraising goal.

The non-profit organization this year was able to fundraise $582,523 over the holiday season, $7,000 more than their original goal of $575,000.

The donations were made as follows:

• Mailers – $280,685.96
• Kettles – $205,442.32
• TipTap – $36,050.00
• Internet – $60,345.00

Money raised from the Kettle Campaign goes towards funding the food bank and helping feed those in need.

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The Salvation Army in Grande Prairie says in 2020 they had 1,361 new families access the food banks service, and expects that number to rise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The food bank currently serves over 6,500 individuals in Grande Prairie, 44 per cent of that number is children.