11/26/2025
Salvation Army speaks to Optimists
By Rick Abercrombie The Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo recently heard from Major Mark Craddock, the Midlands Area Commander of the Salvation Army. Very soon the sound of the work of bell ringers will be seemingly everywhere in the community. Those workers manage the familiar Red Kettles that kickoff at Thanksgiving. The Red Kettle workers account for about 70 percent of all donations during the Holiday season; however, fundraising is a year-round campaign....
By Rick Abercrombie The Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo recently heard from Major Mark Craddock, the Midlands Area Commander of the Salvation Army. Very soon the sound of the work of bell r…