The Shadow
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Salvation Army says it set a new fundraising record with its 2011 Red Kettle campaign during the holidays, raising $147.6 million across the nation.
That record is a 3.4 percent increase over 2010’s campaign, which raised a record $142 million.
The campaign is now 120 years old, dating back to its beginnings in 1891 on San Francisco’s wharf.
The donations support social services.
Nearly a third of the total came from Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores, where bell ringers collected $41.5 million.
