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Highland Village recognized for $1,289 raised in Salvation Army Red Kettle challenge
Summary
The Salvation Army presented Highland Village officials with a certificate during the Feb. 25 City Council meeting for raising $1,289 in the Lewisville-area Mayor’s Red Kettle Challenge; $888.85 was raised in-person and $400.15 via a virtual kettle. The effort helped inspire neighboring mayors to raise a combined $9,804.
The Salvation Army presented Highland Village city leaders a certificate Feb. 25 recognizing the city’s participation in the 2024 Lewisville-area Mayor’s Red Kettle Challenge and the $1,289 the city raised for the charity’s year-round programs.
A Salvation Army representative, accompanied by David Feazer, identified in the meeting as the organization’s major gifts manager for Collin and Denton counties, and Michael Shereen, identified as the regional new relation development director for Denton and Collin counties, presented the certificate during the mayor and council reports portion of the Highland Village City Council meeting.
"The Red Kettle program is designed to help us raise much-needed critical funding for our year-round programs addressing family instability, caused by poverty, homelessness, and addiction," the Salvation Army representative told the council. The representative said $888.85 of Highland Village’s total was collected through in-person bell ringing on the event day and $400.15 came through the virtual red kettle.
The presenter also said Highland Village’s participation encouraged other area mayors to join the challenge. The combined mayoral teams in the area raised $9,804, the representative said.
During the same portion of the meeting a council member introduced Michael Blitzstein as the city’s newest auxiliary member; the council did not take any formal action related to the recognition or the auxiliary introduction.
Council member Rhonda Hurst led the meeting’s prayer and pledges immediately after the meeting was called to order earlier in the agenda.
The Salvation Army representatives gave the city a certificate and a larger bell as part of the presentation and thanked Mayor Wilcox and council members for their participation.
