Petersburg Pilot -

Volunteer bell ringers from the Rotary Club collected the largest kettle donations on record for Petersburg, nearly $6,000, as part of the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign that ended Dec. 24. In all the campaign raised $16,292 this year.

The Petersburg Vessel Owners Association racked in the second largest donations through their ringing efforts and First Bank garnered third place. In all about 20 individuals and groups manned kettles over the one month span of the campaign.

The Red Kettle campaign is the main fundraising event for the Salvation Army. Funds support the Thanksgiving and Chr...