匿名捐赠者将金币投入救世军红水壶中，标志着节日捐赠的传统

救世军 Harmony-Zelienople 部队的志愿者最近在其中一个红色水壶中收到了一枚金币，这标志着一笔重大捐赠

An anonymous donor in southwestern Butler County showed their support for a local chapter of the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign by leaving a gold coin in one of the kettles.

巴特勒县西南部的一位匿名捐助者在其中一个水壶里留下了一枚金币，以表达对救世军红壶运动当地分会的支持。

Volunteers with the Salvation Army’s Harmony-Zelienople Unit were surprised to find the coin, which will be used to help those in need over the holiday season.

救世军 Harmony-Zelienople 小组的志愿者惊讶地发现了这枚硬币，它将用于在假期期间帮助那些有需要的人。

“We're obviously just extremely grateful for whoever it is that keeps doing this (leaving a gold coin),” said Lisa Zierden, Campaign Coordinator for the Harmony-Zelienople Unit. “It's just really tremendous to know that there's a little local angel helping out.”

“显然，无论是谁一直这样做（留下一枚金币），我们都非常感激，”Harmony-Zelienople 部门的活动协调员丽莎·齐尔登 (Lisa Zierden) 说。 “知道有一位当地的小天使在帮忙，真是太棒了。”

Zierden is in her second year of volunteer work with the Salvation Army, and recalled another gold coin was discovered last year as well. She also noted that the organization's treasurer remembers a similar donation dating back even further.

齐尔登已经是她在救世军志愿工作的第二年了，她回忆说去年还发现了另一枚金币。她还指出，该组织的财务主管记得更早以前就有过类似的捐赠。

“I only know it happened the past two years, but Marietta Reeb, who has been there longer than me, said she remembers at least four years that it's happened,” she said.

“我只知道这件事发生在过去两年，但玛丽埃塔·里布（Marietta Reeb）在那里呆的时间比我长，她说她记得至少有四年了，”她说。

The type of gold coin and its weight determines the value. Citing potential privacy concerns, Salvation Army officials declined to say exactly how much the coin is worth.

金币的种类和重量决定了其价值。救世军官员以潜在的隐私问题为由，拒绝透露这枚硬币的具体价值。

The proceeds will go a long way toward benefiting those who could use a financial pick-me-up over the harsh winter months.

这些收益将极大地惠及那些可以在严酷的冬季获得经济提振的人们。

“The (money) raised in our campaign are used locally in the Harmony and Zelienople areas to provide utility assistance, rental assistance, food pantry needs and help for summer camps,” Zierden said.

齐尔登说：“我们活动筹集的资金将用于当地 Harmony 和 Zelienople 地区，以提供公用事业援助、租赁援助、食品储藏室需求以及夏令营帮助。”

This year, volunteers with red kettles rang bells for the organization at the Northgate Bilo Foods & Pharmacy in Jackson Township and Walgreens in Zelienople. A kettle was also present at Zelienople's Miracle on Main Street event on Dec. 5. Organizers confirmed that the gold coin was found when emptying kettles from one of those three locations.

今年，拿着红水壶的志愿者在杰克逊镇的 Northgate Bilo Foods & Pharmacy 和 Zelienople 的 Walgreens 为该组织敲响了钟声。 12 月 5 日，Zelienople 在大街上举办的奇迹活动中也出现了一个水壶。组织者证实，在从这三个地点之一清空水壶时发现了金币。

According to a news release, the Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division has received more than $1,232,769 in donations, which adds up to almost 53% of the total fundraising goal of $2.34 million. The Red Kettle Campaign concludes on Christmas Eve.

据新闻稿称，救世军宾夕法尼亚州西部分部已收到超过 1,232,769 美元的捐款，这几乎占筹款总额 234 万美元目标的 53%。红水壶活动于平安夜结束。

Those in need of assistance in the Harmony and Zelienople areas are asked to contact Tom Brain at 724-452-8532 to assess whether the Salvation Army can help.

Harmony 和 Zelienople 地区需要帮助的人请致电 724-452-8532 联系 Tom Brain，以评估救世军是否可以提供帮助。

Gifts can be given virtually by visiting salvationarmywpa.org or by texting the word “Kettle” to 31333. Donors can then reply with their ZIP code to ensure each donation goes directly back into the community where they reside.

可以通过访问 savingarmywpa.org 或发送短信“Kettle”至 31333 来虚拟捐赠礼物。然后，捐赠者可以回复他们的邮政编码，以确保每笔捐赠都直接返回到他们居住的社区。