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I’m dreaming of a White Christmas….

Please fill my kettle up with joy… We’ll take pennies….and even any…. Credit cards you might employ… I’m dreaming of a White Christmas… Oh be a saint and not a Scrooge…. Whether you’re poor or you are rich… Remember what happened to the Grinch!…

I’m dreaming of a White Christmas… Oh, every time I ring that bell… Where the snowdrops settle on frozen kettles And noisy bells are loud as … Springfield Oh…. I’m dreaming of a White Christmas I hope you raise the bucks because…. If Wal-Mart actually lets you in… Then that’s proof that there is a Santa Claus!

The reluctant giver…the one who passes you by as if you’re a homeless person, an insurance salesman, or the mayor of Jacksonville..give them:

The Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Give to the Jacksonville Salvation Army.

  1. If you don’t believe in the joy of giving, how about a little guilt, you cheapskate? (Can you spell “Guilt?”)

  2. The Salvation Army doesn’t play accordions or bagpipes.

  3. I have a camera hidden in my kettle with a direct connection to Open Line!

  4. None of this money will ever be used in a political campaign.

  5. Hey, if you were a Swiss cow, the sound of this bell could mean romance.

  6. Don’t smirk at me, this bell is loaded.

  7. Give or we’ll bring back Mungai.

  8. Give us a donation or next year we’ll ring bells while we burn leaves!

If we have any money left over, we’ll buy the Captain a sexier uniform!

No greater need than this year. It’s great that as we hurry around often doing the very thing that