Optimist Club members in Salisbury, Delaware are helping the Salvation Army this Christmas by serving as bell ringers for the annual kettle campaign. According to Capt. Cameron Henderson, Salisbury branch commander they hope to raise $200,000 this year, up from $163,000 last year. To accomplish this goal, they have increased the number of kettle locations and upped the number of volunteer hours that were required.
Stepping in to help for the second year in a row is the Salisbury Optimist Club. Last year, the group donated the largest number of hours and raised the second highest amount of any group. Optimist Club member Bob Caldwell said that the Optimist Club was up again this year for the challenge. They began ringing bells in commitment to the cause on Black Friday.
