Target Bell-Ringer Ban Will Cost Salvation Army Millions
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SAN DIEGO -- The Salvation Army is preparing for what may be its leanest holiday kettle drive, because Target stores won&#39;t allow the bell-ringers back this year.
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The clang of coins in the Salvation Army&#39;s trademark red kettles is being replaced, at least in part, with the swipe of credit and debit cards, as some bell ringers began using handheld card readers here.
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HELENA, Mont. - The Salvation Army in Montana is falling behind in its holiday collections because it can't find enough bell-ringers.  On Wednesday, only seven of 14 locations around the city were staffed, and that was a good showing, said Stan Jones, an officer with The Salvation Army.
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The clang of coins in the Salvation Army&#39;s red kettles is being accompanied by the swwwwwipe of credit and debit cards this year as the charity equips some bell ringers to accept plastic.
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The artificial side of Christmas could grow if the Salvation Army can&#39;t find more volunteers for its annual Red Kettle campaign.
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There&#39;s a reason that smiling Salvation Army bell-ringer looks a little stiff this Christmas season, and it&#39;s not the cold weather.
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The Salvation Army struggles this holiday season
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Target Corp. won&#39;t be spreading holiday cheer for the Salvation Army this season, deciding there is no place for the red kettles and bell ringers in front of its stores.
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CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Salvation Army&#39;s annual bell-ringing campaign gets under way this week, but the charitable organization is concerned that it might not be able to raise enough money this holiday season.
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These are tough times for the Salvation Army&#39;s bell-ringers. On Nov. 25, giant discounter Target Corp. (TGT ) began enforcing a longstanding ban that prevents charities from collecting donations outside its stores.
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Last month, Target stores decided to no longer allow Salvation Army bell ringers to solicit in front of its stores. Now, with just a week until the bell ringing kick-off, the Salvation Army is scrambling to
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This year a donation dropped into the Salvation Armyâs red kettle will go further because Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has pledged to match the red kettle donations collected throughout the United States.
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Folks dropping money in Salvation Army kettles at Wal-Mart stores can make their money go twice as far. The world's largest retailer announced Thursday it would match up to &#36;1 million in donations.
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MONTEREY, Calif. -- Salvation Army bell ringers will be back in time for the holidays, at least at one nationwide store chain that had banned them.
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ST. PAUL - Salvation Army officials say they&#39;re worried that they may not meet their holiday fund-raising goal because they won&#39;t have bell-ringers outside of Target stores.
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In the holiday jostle, Salvation Army&#39;s red kettles have taken a spill. Target&#39;s decision this year to bar Salvation Army fundraisers from its 1,313 stores in 47 states ends
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Citing need for fairness to other nonprofits, bell ringers will be banned from stores this year. By David Kaplan. Target&#39;s branding campaign is the darling of the advertising world.