SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The Springfield branch of the Salvation Army Massachusetts Division is preparing for its biggest fundraiser of the year and calling on local residents to help their community in need.

The organization will kick off its annual Red Kettle campaign on Friday, November 28 and is still looking for volunteers. Collection sites will be set-up mainly outside busy shopping plazas around the area. Stacy McNeil, captain of the Springfield Salvation Army, said every dollar donated during the Red Kettle campaign is crucial to the organization’s mission. “It is a fundraiser that raises critical dollars, not only to support the Christmas programs that happen throughout Springfield and, of course, the state of Massachusetts, providing food and clothing, but it also supports

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