COVID-19 rules at a time of dropping donations.The Christmas Kettle campaign has been replaced with a red-and-white sign and an electronic tap pad that allows people in Alberta, parts of Ontario and Manitoba to donate $5 using debit or credit cards.
Coronavirus: Pregnant and sick with COVID-19 — visiting a hospital during the 2nd wave “This is our 118th year of having kettles and this is the first time we’ve ever had the kettles without people at them,” said Maj.
Al Hoeft, the Salvation Army’s division secretary.“Hopefully next year we’ll be able to welcome all our volunteers back and get them out in the malls and the stores collecting again.