Join us tonight at 7 p.m. inside the Bass Pro Outdoor World main entrance for "Bluegrass at the Bass," the second pop-up performance in the "Spring Ring" red kettle campaign for The Salvation Army. Bass Pro employee and bluegrass musician Nathan Long and his daughter Heather will perform, along with several members of the Greater Ozarks Bluegrass Society. The set list includes "Atlanta," "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," "Rocky Top," "Fireball Mail," "East Virginia Blues," and other bluegrass songs. Red kettles will be stationed at the Cherokee Street entrance, outside the main entrance and near the performers.
Onlookers are encouraged not only to donate to the red kettles, but to shoot video of the performances and post them to social media to help spread interest about the "Spring Ring" campaign.
About "Spring Ring"
Each year, The Salvation Army provides an Extreme Emergency Cold Weather Shelter for those in our local community who need a safe, warm place to stay. During the harsh winter of 2013-2014, The Salvation Army not only experienced unprecedented costs to shelter more people than ever before, but the weather also significantly impacted financial donations received during its Tree of Lights Christmas Campaign.
The City of Springfield, Greene County, City Utilities, Mercy, Drury University, BKD and other area organizations are helping The Salvation Army recover some of the expenses incurred this winter by asking Springfieldians to "ring in spring," with a special red kettle bell-ringing campaign May 9, 10 and from May 12-16. This unique fund-raising event will also coincide with National Salvation Army Week. Manned by staff representing various sectors of the community,The Salvation Army's iconic red kettles will be placed at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, May 9-10 and May 12-16, Springfield Price Cutter locations May 10 and May 12-16, and at the Battlefield Mall May 12-15. The "Spring Ring" campaign will culminate with "Salvation Army Night" Friday, May 16 at Hammons Field during the Cardinals' game against the Arkansas Travelers, starting at 7:10 p.m.
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. Eighty-two cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, visit www.salvationarmyusa.org.
For more information, contact Cora Scott, City of Springfield director of Public Information & Civic Engagement, 417-864-1009 (office), 417-380-3352 (cell) or cscott@springfieldmo.gov, or The Salvation Army Springfield, MO Community Relations Director Audrey Esther at 417-862-5509 extension 116 (office), 417-763-1357 (cell) or audrey_esther@usc.salvationarmy.org.
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