Now in its 10th year, the annual bell-ringing competition for the Salvation Army between the City & County Fire Departments, Decatur Ambulance, the Decatur Police Department, & the Macon County Sheriff Department took place the weekend of December 11th. The Salvation Army wanted to thank the groups for their willingness to ring bells for The Salvation Army each year and for all they do for the Community, saying, “This truly would not be this positive of a weekend without their willingness to ring bells.”
Three of our five groups were able to ring bells in person during the day on Dec 11 & 12. All five of the groups had an online “Virtual Kettle” set up this year to accept online donations. They are still open for December donations if you go to www.SalArmy.US/DecaturKettle.
All dollars raised during this event weekend were able to be matched up to $25,000. A local foundation donated the remaining amount so that Salvation Army was able to receive the full matching gift of $25,000.
In the end, the weekend event was able to raise $14,099.37 this year, with the winner this year being the Decatur City Fire Department. They raised $7,551.03 breaking their own 2016 record for dollars raised. 2020 finished this way:
- City Fire Department
- Macon County Sheriff Department
- Decatur Police Department
- Decatur Ambulance
- County Fire Department
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