Friday, December 10, 2010

Bells of happine$$




As the holiday season begins, the Salvation Army has begun its collection drives with the famous ringing bells in front of stores. With the struggling economy, the Salvation Army was expecting donations to decline and did not predict generous donations as they have seen in the past. However, it seems that a troubled economy is no match for the season of giving. Kimberly George of the Salvation Army was approached by a man who dropped his gift in the kettle in front of the Battlefield Parkway K-Mart in Georgia. The man said "Merry Christmas, remember me" and walked away. At the day's end, Jennifer Fisher was given the kettle and began counting the money, noticing several hundred bills. Fisher says, "I started screaming" as she began counting the 55 $100 bills. Despite the dueling governments in the Ivory Coast, the violent drug cartels in Mexico, and the angry protestors in the United Kingdom, a little happiness has been dropped from above in Georgia. The holiday season never fails to surprise!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40606191/ns/us_news-wonderful_world/

2 comments:

  1. this is AMAZING! it is one of those hope for the hopeless types of articles! you're right, everything in the news just reeks of ugly so it is always nice to get a story like this:)

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  2. THAT SO AWESOME! Sounds like a movie... so surreal.

    And this is why we all love the holiday season<3

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