Scotia’s million-dollar response to Christmas Kettle Appeal
PRESIDENT and CEO of Scotiabank Bruce Bowen on Friday officially launched the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Appeal with a donation of $1 million.
The Salvation Army is hoping to raise $12 million from the Christmas Kettle Appeal to provide food hampers for thousands of families islandwide during Christmas and fund the Salvation Army’s programmes for the coming year. Last year the Christmas Kettle Appeal raised $11 million.
At Friday’s launch, the bank also announced that it intends to assist the organisation with the upgrading of two facilities to the tune of $2 million.
“The bank will officially open a laundry facility at the Salvation Army’s William Chamberlain centre on Lyndhurst Road, where the plan is to launder the clothes collected before they are sold in the thrift shops. Scotiabank will also contribute to the refurbishing of the thrift shop on Orange Street, which is a source of very affordable used clothing for those in need,” the bank said in a release.
The bank will also hand over new computers to the children at the Salvation Army Nest on Mannings Hill Road, before the end of the year. “The children who will benefit from this donation are children of the state who have no access to computers to enhance their education,” the bank said.
Scotiabank has been hosting the annual launch of the Christmas Kettle Appeal since 2002.
