{"id":520694,"date":"2026-11-06T15:40:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/520694\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T15:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:40:36","slug":"salvation-army-to-kick-off-annual-red-kettle-campaign-with-holiday-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/520694\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army to kick off annual Red Kettle Campaign with holiday fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The holiday season is approaching, and The Salvation Army is preparing to kick off its annual Red Kettle Campaign with a special event aimed at bringing the community together and supporting families in need across Kern County.<\/p>\n<p>The Salvation Army&#8217;s Red Kettle Kickoff will take place Tuesday, November 10, at the Legends Event Center in Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature food, music and guest speakers as the organization prepares for one of its most recognizable holiday fundraising traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Clint Trimmer from The Salvation Army joined Eyewitness News Mornings to discuss this year&#8217;s kickoff, the importance of the campaign and how residents can get involved.<\/p>\n<p>The event also provides an opportunity to learn more about the needs facing families throughout Kern County and how donations and volunteer efforts can make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Community members interested in attending can purchase admission for $35 per person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The holiday season is approaching, and The Salvation Army is preparing to kick off&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-520694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}