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Make a Difference This Holiday Season – Partner with The Salvation Army Kroc Center's Red Kettle Campaign! 

The Red Kettle Campaign supports The Kroc Center’s year-round community outreach programs. These essential programs rely on the generous support of the community.

There Are Many Ways YOU Can Contribute to the Red Kettle Campaign:

Use advertising dollars to make a meaningful difference in our community by sponsoring a Red Kettle for The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s Red Kettle Campaign. Your sponsorship will directly support vital programs that meet needs in the community.

Sponsorship options are flexible, and we’d love to work with you to create a meaningful partnership. Will you join us in making this holiday season brighter for those in need?

CLICK HERE for more information.

Make a big impact with small change! We invite you to partner with The Salvation Army Kroc Center by hosting a Round-Up Campaign at your business. By simply asking customers to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar, you can help provide critical support for families in need right here in our community.

A round-up campaign is an easy and effective way to engage customers in giving back while demonstrating your business’s commitment to making a difference. Every penny rounded up adds up to life-changing support throughout the year for those struggling.

Would you consider joining us in spreading hope and joy? We’d love to discuss how we can make this simple campaign a success for your business and our community.

Make a difference in our community by hosting a Counter Kettle to support The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s Red Kettle Campaign. These small donation kettles, placed at checkout counters or high-traffic areas, give customers an easy way to contribute their spare change and help those in need. It’s an easy and effective way to spread holiday generosity, and we’d love to partner with you to make it a success.

Make a difference while having some fun! The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s Red Kettle Campaign provides vital support to families in need, and your business can help by hosting a friendly employee competition.

Ways your team can compete:
Fundraising Challenge – Set up teams to see who can raise the most for the Red Kettle Campaign through donations or events.
Bell Ringing Battle – Challenge departments or locations to sign up for bell-ringing shifts and compete for the most donations collected.

Not only does this foster team spirit, but it also demonstrates your business’s commitment to giving back to the community. We’d love to discuss how to get your team involved!

Bring your industry together for a powerful day of giving! The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s Red Kettle Campaign provides crucial support to families in need, and your business can lead the way by organizing an Industry Day of Ringing.

Imagine the impact if businesses across your industry joined forces, taking shifts to ring the bell at local Red Kettle locations. It’s a fun, meaningful way to build camaraderie, engage employees, and show your industry’s commitment to giving back.

Would your business consider spearheading this special day of impact? We’d love to work with you to make it happen!

With just a couple hours of your time, you can make a real different for our community! The Salvation Army Kroc Center is looking for volunteers to ring the bell for our Red Kettle Campaign.

When you volunteer as a bell ringer, you’re not just collecting donations—you’re spreading holiday cheer and offering hope to those who need it most. Whether you sign up solo, with family, friends, or coworkers, your time will have a lasting impact.

CLICK HERE to sign up for your preferred date, time and location.

Red Kettle Campaign Impact 

All donations made to the Red Kettles are invested back into Kootenai County to improve the lives of our loved ones in the community. Absolutely zero donations are used to fund building operations or employee salaries, meaning you can be confident your donations are being used for good.

Here are some examples of how The Kroc Center uses Red Kettle donations to give back to Kootenai County:

The Kroc Center provides mental health vouchers for uninsured and underinsured youth and families, offering counseling services at 20% of the regular rates. It also hosts the Mental Awareness Club (MAC) weekly for middle schoolers to help them develop emotional intelligence and build healthy relationships.

In 2024:

  • Vouchers were issued for 72 hours of counseling, totaling $10,500
  • Over 30 middle school students regularly attended MAC

Mobile Kroc facilitates games and structured activities during elementary lunch recess, leading to a reported 65% decrease in disciplinary actions on those days. It also provides snacks at schools with high numbers of low-income students.

In 2024:

  • 3,500 students across 10 schools enjoyed Mobile Kroc
  • $2,500 of snacks was provided to schools

3RD Grade Swim teaches third graders in Kootenai County essential water safety and swimming skills. Annually, thousands of students attend a week-long class at The Kroc during school hours, learning how to stay safe and have fun in the water.

In 2024:

  • 1,900 third graders from 27 schools learned water safety

The Kroc Center offers reduced-price memberships, ensuring a safe place to belong and grow for everyone, regardless of income.  This allows individuals and families in need find connection, stability, and a sense of normalcy.

In 2024:

  • 3,508 individuals received reduced-price memberships, including 1,215 youth

How are Red Kettle Donations Used?

The Ray and Joan Kroc Endowment and Kroc membership fees cover all facility operating expenses, which means 100% of donations are fully allocated to local community programming and invested back into our community. Without support from the community, these outreach programs would not happen and would leave significant community needs unmet. 

Your donations make an impact through:

  • Youth and family mental health services, bringing accessible help to meet a critical growing need in our community.
  • Outfitting children with warm winter clothes for families in need through our Clothe a Child: Partnering with Parents program. 
  • Membership Scholarships, allowing The Center to be accessible to everyone.
  • Stocking shelves of local food banks through the Families Feeding Families program.
  • Teaching local third graders important water and swim safety (including homeschool children) through the 3rd Grade Swim program, transportation provided when needed.
  • Providing free, healthy snacks to area schools to ensure students always have access to nutritious food throughout the school year.
  • Providing structured recess support at Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, and Lakeland elementary schools through the Mobile Kroc program bringing positive role model interactions to kids. 


Taking families shopping for warm winter clothing


Collecting food items to distribute to local food banks

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