Jan 17, 2024
In a little over 30 days Salvation Army Bell Ringers in Lake City collected very generous donations totaling $9,033.17. That amount increases total donations collected here to over $50,000 in the past 10 or 11 years!
A big thank you goes to Phil and Lori Nyberg for letting us ring in front of...
Feb 1, 2023
A Great Big “Thank You” to all the people who donated to The Salvation Army Red Kettle during the month of December in Lake City. Your contributions resulted in $7,163.49 being collected and turned over to your Wabasha County Salvation Army account! A great show of support from a town with just two...
Dec 21, 2022
Shoppers at Lake City Fresh Market may have encountered a friendly but mysterious mouse at one of the store entrances last week ringing the bell and collecting donations for the Salvation Army. “No one seems to know anything about the mouse,” said Dan Coyle, the local coordinator of the Salvation...
Nov 23, 2022
With Thanksgiving being here, this note is to simply let readers know a bell stand for The Salvation Army will again be staffed at Fresh Market in Lake City. Thanks again, to business owners Phil and Lori Nyberg.
Thanks also, to the “Guy in Green”! His tremendous commitment to ringing has resulted...
Jan 5, 2022
Wishing you and all readers of The Graphic a very Healthy and Happy New Year!
That said, I am very happy to report donations to Salvation Army Red Kettle 2021 campaign in Lake City not only exceeded 2020’s total, it exceeded $10,000 dollars: $10,142.49 to be exact.
Tom Dwelle, Dave Toole and...
Dec 22, 2021
Salvation Army bell-ringers stationed at Lake City Fresh Market are seeing strong support and are hopeful for a better than average fundraising total this year. Above, long-time local bell ringer Dave Toole rings the bell as a donor prepares to place a donation in the bucket.
Mar 17, 2021
Following the significant increase in donations to the local Salvation Army collection efforts in December of last year, organizers decided to create a traveling trophy to recognize a local bell ringer for their efforts. The first recipient is David Toole (pictured at right above accepting the...
Jan 6, 2021
Here is some good news to begin the New Year!
The public response to those ringing for the Salvation Army during the 2020 Christmas Season was tremendous! Local collections in the bucket at Fiesta Foods totaled $9,138.32. The amount obliterated the previous annual high of $3,610.50.
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Dec 9, 2020
If you here the bells ringing near Fiesta Foods this time of a year, there’s a good chance it’s Dave Toole ringing them to solicit donations for the Salvation Army.
If you hear the phrase “Have an Irish Christmas,” it’s almost certainly him.
This is about the seventh year consecutive year that Dan...
Jan 15, 2020
To the editor:
The Salvation Army ringers, led again by the “man in green” Dave Toole, want to extend a “Thank you” to all those who donated and to all those who greeted us when we were ringing.
Donation totals were once again significant. Possibly the highest amount in Lake City to date.
Once...