PIKE COUNTY, Mo. — The not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) will kick off the Salvation Army kettle campaign for Pike County on Friday, Nov. 29.

The annual fundraiser will continue daily through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, outside the Bowling Green Walmart at 3 Town Center Drive.

Volunteers are needed to ring bells. Area residents and organizations are asked to participate for a couple of hours at a time. Day and evening hours are available, and the schedule is flexible.

“We’d really like to sign up as many people and groups as we can get,” said NECAC Pike County Service Coordinator Chandra Roberts. “With 85 percent of the donations staying in Pike County, those who make contributions can be assured that they’re helping their neighbors in need.”

This year's kettle campaign goal is $8,000, up from $6,000 in 2018. NECAC is signing up local groups, churches, businesses, clubs and individuals to ring bells.
More information is available by calling Roberts at 573-324-2207 or visiting the NECAC Pike County Service Center at 805 Business Highway 61 in Bowling Green.