Who’s afraid of the Salvation Army?

Published November 13, 2019 10:05am ET



The temperature is dropping, which means when you head to the grocery store for your Thanksgiving turkey, you’ll likely pass by a couple of bell ringers for the Salvation Army.

Every year, many of the charitable organization’s 3.3 million volunteers collect change to fund the group’s philanthropic efforts to help the poor and homeless. If you have a handful of change handy, you might drop it in one of the signature red buckets. But not if you’re Ellie Goulding.

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