Rings get dropped into a local Salvation Army kettle—again
They’re the first pieces of jewelry to travel down into a red kettle this holiday season.
Last holiday season, several pieces of jewelry made their way into Salvation Army kettles in the Boston area. Some people donated pendants, others donated rings, and one particularly heartwarming story involved a widow who donated an engagement ring and late husband’s wedding ring, only to have them bought and returned by another widow and former Salvation Army captain.
Now, it appears as though two more rings have made their way into a local Salvation Army kettle.
One of the rings donated to The Salvation Army in Billerica Monday night.
The Boston Globe reports that, a wedding band and a diamond engagement valued at a combined $3,500, were dropped into a Salvation Army kettle outside a Market Basket in Billerica on Monday night by an anonymous donor.
“Massachusetts has developed a special relationship with red kettles, and these incredibly heartwarming gifts continue to overwhelm and inspire our staff, bell-ringers, and volunteers,’’ Major David B. Davis, Divisional Commander of the Massachusetts Salvation Army, said in a release.
According to the same release, The Salvation Army received 15 different jewelry donations in red kettles last December, raising more than $30,000 in total. The organization hopes to auction off these rings at the Lowell Corps’s annual Radiothon on Saturday, December 12.
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