Comments on: Salvation Army Red Kettle testing credit cards at certain collection points http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/salvation-army-red-kettle-testing-credit-cards-at-certain-collection-points/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas McMahonhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/salvation-army-red-kettle-testing-credit-cards-at-certain-collection-points/#comment-56563 Thomas McMahon Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:21:25 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16805#comment-56563 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">The Salvation Army is testing out credit card machines on the holiday kettles. http://tinyurl.com/5bbqpd</span></span> The Salvation Army is testing out credit card machines on the holiday kettles. http://tinyurl.com/5bbqpd

]]> By: questionfearhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/salvation-army-red-kettle-testing-credit-cards-at-certain-collection-points/#comment-40640 questionfear Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:15:02 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16805#comment-40640 The Salvation Army is a questionable organization at best...there have been boycotts for years of their kettles due to their anti-gay, anti-hiv+ policies. They've tried to strongarm cities into suspending domestic partner benefits or they (the salvation army) won't help with homelessness, etc. You could do what I do, and pledge to donate to a different charity of your choice (I choose goodwill) every time you see a bellringer. I pledge 2.00 per bellringer, so far goodwill will get a check for 4.00. I am sure it will increase greatly by the end of the year. More info here: http://pennsylvaniaprogressive.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/12/boycott_the_sal.html The Salvation Army is a questionable organization at best…there have been boycotts for years of their kettles due to their anti-gay, anti-hiv+ policies. They’ve tried to strongarm cities into suspending domestic partner benefits or they (the salvation army) won’t help with homelessness, etc.

You could do what I do, and pledge to donate to a different charity of your choice (I choose goodwill) every time you see a bellringer. I pledge 2.00 per bellringer, so far goodwill will get a check for 4.00. I am sure it will increase greatly by the end of the year.

More info here:
http://pennsylvaniaprogressive.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/12/boycott_the_sal.html

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