By JUDD WEIL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Salvation Army’s $20 Bill Challenge comes to the Reno County community this weekend, thanks to the generous support of four donors putting up a $6,500 challenge for every $20 bill dropped in a Red Kettle on Dec. 3.
"The individual donors wanted to be anonymous," Salvation Army Major Paul James said in an email.
The challenge serves two purposes, one, to increase awareness about the iconic Red Kettles that will be out at Hutchinson retailers now through Christmas Eve, two to raise additional funds to support The Salvation Army’s programs designed to support Reno County families in need.
“We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of our four donors who want to challenge the community to join them in support our families,” James said. “The $20 Bill Challenge is a fun way for our donors to get involved by dropping a $20 bill into a Red Kettle.”
Only $20 bills count toward the challenge, so any other combination of bills adding up to 20 dollars won’t work. The bills must have President Andrew Jackson’s portrait on them.
Donors can help meet the challenge match by dropping their $20 in any one of the Salvation Army’s 12 Red Kettle locations across Reno County, including the three in downtown Hutchinson.
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