The Salvation Army came up a little short of its goal for holiday donations, but Major Mark Haslett has faith the community will help close the gap by the end of this month.
“Right now we are right at 96 percent, plus 200-some dollars,” Haslett said. “We will count Christmas donations until the end of January. I think we are standing a pretty good chance of making our goal.”
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