Salvation Army of Milwaukee County kicks off Red Kettle Campaign [Video]

CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT NOW, THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE IS KICKING OFF THEIR BIGGEST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER. 12 NEWS MADISON MOORE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MARKET. AND MADISON, THE SALVATION ARMY HAS A BIG GOAL THIS YEAR WITH ITS RED KETTLES. YEAH. HEY, GERRON. WE CAN HEAR THAT FAMILIAR SOUND RIGHT NOW. THE SALVATION ARMY OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY. THEY ANNOUNCED THEIR FUNDRAISING GOAL HERE AT THE PUBLIC MARKET. THEY HAD A BREAKFAST THIS MORNING. THE NUMBER IS $3.5 MILLION. THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE HOPING TO RAISE THIS YEAR TO GIVE TO THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. NOW IT’S A LOFTY GOAL. THE RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN BRINGING IN NEARLY $2.9 MILLION LAST YEAR. BUT THAT WAS ABOUT $1 MILLION LESS THAN THEIR $4 MILLION GOAL. THEY SET THIS YEAR. 87 RED KETTLES WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY TO RAISE FUNDS FROM NOW UNTIL …