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Let the bell ringing begin. The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without The Salvation Army bell ringers.

Today at the state capitol the charity group announced its annual Red Kettle Kickoff. From now through the end of the holiday season members of the Salvation Army will have their bright red kettles outside of stores across the state. Captain Julio Da Silva says the money raised over the next eight weeks has to last the Salvation Army the entire year.

“This is basically the only fundraiser we have all year. That’s why we need so badly the help of the community to get together with us and volunteer,” said Silva.

The Salvation Army is also launching its Angel Tree outreach. The trees are set up in malls across the state. People who want to help, can take an angle off the tree and then buy Christmas presents for the child who’s name is printed on the paper angel.