PIKE COUNTY, Mo. — Chandra Roberts, Pike County Service Coordinator at the not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC), and her volunteers raised $3,822 for local needs through the 2020 Salvation Army kettle campaign at the Bowling Green Walmart.
Despite the COVID pandemic, people were more generous than the year before, when a little over $3,400 was collected. The money will be used to assist Pike County residents after a fire, accident or other disaster.
In addition, generous shoppers at Walmart emptied the Salvation Army/NECAC Angel Tree of gift tags, providing a brighter Christmas for more than 220 disadvantaged children.