Streator Salvation Army Service Center Director Judy Booze doesn’t think there’s a coin shortage in the area yet. But she’s ready. Each of the Streator area’s red kettles has a digital reader to take donations from people who don’t have coins to drop in. They were already on the kettles last year, but didn’t get much use.
Although some Salvation Army chapters are starting early this year, Booze says the Streator area red kettles will be deployed in late November, like usual.