Somewhere out there, a secret Santa just saved Christmas for a lot of Tennessee Valley families. And they did it with the biggest gift ever to a Salvation Army red kettle in our area.
Most of us are familiar with the ringing bells outside of stores this time of year. And many of us even drop in our spare coins. But Tuesday night, somebody threw down a few bills instead. "I just kept screaming and digging in and looking for more," says Salvation Army donations coordinator Jennifer Fisher. Every morning, Fisher helps count the kettles from the day before. But nothing prepared her for the seemingly never-ending stack of Benjamin's. Co-workers even grabbed their cameras and caught the moment. In the end, 55 fresh $100 bills. That's $5,500! "I was just sorting through and kept finding different little piles of hundreds!" laughs Fisher.
Salvation Army spokesperson Kimberly George says the money came from a kettle at the K-Mart in Fort Oglethorpe.
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