Gold bar worth almost $1,500 was found among donations to one of the Salvation Army’s red kettles in Kentucky
- The block of gold was dropped into a tin at the Kroger in Prospect, Kentucky
- It was the fourth one to be donated anonymously in as many years
- Mystery bundles of $100 are also being placed into tins in Roseville, Minnesota
A gold bar worth almost $1,500 has been found among donations to one of the Salvation Army’s red kettles in Kentucky.
Louisville Area Commander Major Roy Williams told WAVE-TV that the bar was found over the weekend in a kettle at the Kroger in Prospect.
It was the fourth straight year that a one-ounce gold piece has been donated anonymously, he said.
Other smaller gold and silver coins also have been found in recent days.
A Salvation Army fundraiser with their collection tin outside a building in Chicago last month
The Louisville Area Salvation Army said it is still about $70,000 short of its fundraising goal. The charity hopes to raise $500,000 during its annual Red Kettle Campaign, which runs through Christmas Eve.
It came as the charity announced mystery bundles of $100 notes were being dropped into its red kettles at Arden Hills and Roseville, Minnesota, reports the Star Tribune.
Since thanksgiving it has also received six bundles of $1,500 notes each – earning the mystery donor the nickname ‘St. Grand’.
The Twin Cities Salvation Army, which works in the area, hopes to raise as much as £12million in order to help families and individuals in need this Christmas.
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A Salvation Army collection tin in Arlington, Texas at an NFL game played last month