News : Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign starts Friday, Nov 21st

It's that time of year again ! The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign will start Friday, November 21st and go through Wednesday, December 24th 2025. Ringing will be from 9:00 am and will close at 7:00 pm at Vinton Fareway grocery store.

To sign up for bell ringing times, call 319-329-7119. Thank you in advance for your generous support !

Dont Carry Cash!?

1. To donate by mail, Send check (made out to Benton County Salvation Army) to: 1201 C Ave, Vinton, Iowa 52349.

2. To donate by hyperlink: https://donate.salarmywestern.org/give/451439/#!/donation/checkout

use PayPal, Venmo, Credit Card, Bank Transfer

3. Use the QR Code in the pictures area

In order to promote community support for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign, there will be opportunities to win some gift cards donated by area businesses.

If a person, rings the bell 3 hours or more hours during the Campaign, their name will be entered in to a drawing for a gift card from area businesses: Drawing will take place during last week of December.

Gift cards for :

(3 cards)– each for $20 from Theisen's (2 cards)– each for S25 fuel only- KwikStar- Vinton

(3 cards)– each for 2 free 6“ subs at Subway in Vinton (1 card) – for free oil change-- Koop's- Vinton

(1 card)– for $25 from LaGrange's in Vinton (no Rx meds) (2 cards)– for one free buffet- Pizza Ranch in Vinton

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Salvation Army - Serving Benton County

Our local Salvation Army team at times work along side Benton County Social Services, HACAP, Rural Access, Foundation 2, Police, and Sheriffs Dept, and Dispatch to resolve an unfortunate situations, or at least make them better.

Here are some of the activities this last year.

• 2 teams from Benton County continue to assist Cedar Rapids Corp with Saturday morning Mobile Feeding Program to area homeless shelters

• Some of the situations we encountered during the year are:

• Salvation Army helped a young father relocate himself to our area as the caretake of his children could no longer care for them. He had to urgently start a new job and get an apartment;

• a mother, who has a job while attending college and working shifts for practicumn, needed help with a utility bill;

• a resident needed help with relocating after a housefire, etc.

• Last fiscal year, the local Salvation Army assisted almost 100 area families.

We can't do this work without you ! Thank you for all your past support !!