"They know what a red kettle means to people. People know that a Salvation Army kettle is a pretty safe donation place" Project

337/366 - Project 366 2008 - December 2, 2008 ~

~Annette Bauer-

In 1878 British religious leader and philanthropist William Booth reorganized his charitable mission and renamed it the Salvation Army, a group with a quasi-military structure. Booth was concerned that the workhouses established under England’s Poor Laws did not provide the means for the impoverished to find sustaining work. In 1890 Booth set forth a proposal for a new system to help the poor in his book In Darkest England and the Way Out.

I saw this familiar Salvation Army red kettle today when at our local grocery store. I was hoping to get a shot of someone putting money into the kettle while I stood back to catch it, but after waiting awhile, no one did.
Please think about dropping in loose change when you pass by one!