The Huron Salvation Army’s Christmas Basket program has exceeded expectations again with another record-breaking year of pledges…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/12/x-masbasket1.mp3|titles=x-masbasket1]Program host Ken Linblad says many people told him the poor economy would restrict donations, but the Christmas Basket Program seems to grow each year…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/12/x-masbasket2.mp3|titles=x-masbasket2]The four night musical program raises money for the Salvation Army’s Christmas food basket program. It began 63 years ago as a broadcast on a local radio station. Years later a live TV broadcast was add to a local cable access channel and most recently the Christmas Basket program has been streamed live on the Internet…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/12/x-masbasket3.mp3|titles=x-masbasket3]The Huron Salvation Army is the only Salvation Army chapter in the United States to have such a tele-thon style program for raising money. Donations not used for Christmas Food Basket will be used to supplement the Salvation Army Food Pantry for the remainder of the year.