Dewey Thompson, of Butler, rings a bell Monday for The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign at Save A Lot at Pullman Square in Butler. Thompson said, “I had a girlfriend who passed away. She used to ring the bell. She's looking at me and she knows.” Thompson worked for the program last year; this is his second season. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Bells will be ringing again this holiday season.

The Salvation Army will deliver help to people struggling to eat, to heat their homes and to cover rent this holiday season through its annual Red Kettle Campaign.

Any donor can lend a hand to vulnerable people by dropping cash into the red kettles sprinkled throughout the county, marked by Salvation Army representatives clad in red aprons and swinging bells.

Operating locations already include the Walmart stores at 400 Butler Commons in Butler Township and 10 Kimberly Lane in Cranberry Township; the Sam’s Club at 200 Moraine Pointe Plaza in Butler Township; and the Save A Lot at 300 Pullman Square in Butler. New donation sites will open Wednesday outside the Giant Eagle at 206 Seven Fields Boulevard in Seven Fields and Friday outside Boscov’s at Clearview Mall in Center Township.

Anyone can donate at designated sites from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday until Christmas Eve.

“There’s always people that are in need, here at Christmastime because they’re trying to keep the utilities on and that, but throughout the year with rental help and utility help people need,” said Darlene Means, who serves as major of the Salvation Army’s Butler Corps.

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