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‘We are so grateful’: The Salvation Army receives first gold coin of season worth $1.2K in Lake County

The Salvation Army announced one of their bell ringers in Lake County received the organization’s first gold coin of the season worth $1,200 Thursday evening. The donated gold coin was discovered in a Salvation Army Red Kettle in Libertyville. The coin is a South African 1/2 Krugerrand. It was dropped inside a kettle outside the […]

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Salvation Army surprises police officers, firefighters, dispatchers in McHenry County on National Donut Day

The Salvation Army surprised police departments, fire departments and 911 dispatch centers in McHenry County with 1,200 donuts on National Donut Day to thank them for their service. The Salvation Army of McHenry County made stops in Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Huntley, Marengo, McHenry and Woodstock on Friday. The outreach was […]