Cub Foods Teams with the Salvation Army to Unveil World's Largest Red Kettle.
Cub Foods Cub Foods is a grocery store chain with eighty-four stores in Minnesota, Iowa, Northern and Central Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Miami Valley in Ohio. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu. :
WHAT: The World's Largest Red Kettle, a brand new addition to The
Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign, will make its debut at
Cub Foods in Stillwater, Minn., Nov. 19. The new, fully
functional red kettle measures 8-feet, two-inches tall and was
created by D.G. Welding of Eagan. It features a 10-foot ladder
which consumers may climb to drop donations into the kettle.
On Nov. 19 at the Stillwater Cub Foods only, each donation
contributed to the giant kettle will be matched 10-to-1, up to
a maximum of $100,000. For example, a donation of $1 will
actually be worth $10! This is a one-time opportunity. Free
refreshments, including hot cider, cookies and hot dogs will
be served at the Stillwater event.
Donations contributed to red kettles Nov. 19 at all other Twin
Cities Cub Foods stores will be matched two-to-one, up to the
$100,000 maximum.
WHY: Since 1891, The Salvation Army has raised money to provide
needy families with holiday dinners, clothing and toys via red
kettles placed throughout communities worldwide. Last year,
The Salvation Army in the United States helped more than 6
million people at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
PHOTO/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY:
-- The unveiling of the World's Largest Red Kettle.
-- Donors climbing the stairs to reach the top of the World's
Largest Red Kettle, contributing cash donations to the
Salvation Army.
-- Representatives from the Salvation Army and Cub Foods.
-- Costumed food company characters interacting with the
crowd - Ernie, the Keebler Elf, Lucky the Leprechaun and
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird.
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: 1801 Market Drive, Stillwater, Minn.
Located just north of Hwy 36, east of Stillwater Boulevard.
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