Bloomington Salvation Army looking for volunteer bell ringers

Posted on October 21, 2021
The Salvation Army of Bloomington also announced that this year’s chair for the Christmas campaign is WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Facebook/Salvation Army)

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Bell ringing season for the Salvation Army of Bloomington is quickly approaching and volunteers are needed.

Salvation Army of Bloomington development director Angie Bubon spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller.

“Registertoring.com is the site to register. We are still working to get all of our locations confirmed, but we have tons of shifts available. We start November 12 and we go through Christmas Eve.”

The organization is also looking for new winter coats and other donations for the holiday season. That information is available at sabloomington.org.

The Salvation Army also announced that this year’s chair for the Christmas campaign is WJBC’s Scott Miller.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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