WTOK - Good Morning Meridian - Headlines  Kettle Campaign
Donations are Down   Donations are down for the Salvation Army's
kettle campaign in East Mississippi. Bell ringers are currently
working at 18 sites throughout the area. This year's goal is to
raise $125,000. So far, it's estimated that about 25% of that
has been raised.  "I'm getting a little nervous, simply because
it is so slow," says Major Walter Strong, who is the head
officer at the Salvation Army in Meridian.  Major Strong is new
to Meridian. He says this week has been very slow for donations.
"We had three locations at the mall on Wednesday and we only did
$150 total for all three stands. So, that's slow. Actually,
we're a lot behind last year. We're about 50% behind to date
through yesterday."  Larry Pierce is one of the bell ringers
outside the mall.  "Some people kind of respond by kind of just
walking past the kettle,' says Pierce. "Some of them give. They
ask me a little bit of questions. As long as you talk to them
and you know what you'