Salvation Army Surprise
HALLANDALE, FL - NOVEMBER 28: A donation is made into a Salvation Army red kettle on Giving Tuesday on November 28, 2017 in Hallandale, Florida. Giving Tuesday is a single day following the heavy Thanksgiving shopping period specifically focused on charity. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
An administrator with the North Portland Savlvation Army, Marcos Marquez, was doing his daily duty, counting donations from the buckets.
He was surprised to see a $100 bill. Then he saw another $100 bill…and then another. He kept counting them.
“At first, we thought it was maybe three- or four-thousand dollars,” Marcos said. “But it just kept going and going.” The grand total was $10,000! An anonymous donation. Talk about the spirit of giving.
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