Lottery ticket worth $1,000 dropped in Salvation Army kettle

Comment #27

Soledad — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:25:53 GMT

haha that guy is funny and bless him too, probably donated whatever that wad of one's was was all it cost him and said feel better that the Salvation Army put it to good use and for better and all it cost me was a wad of ones! Bravo

Comment #26

LottoAce — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:50:45 GMT

SA would not have been my first choice of charity organizations.

I am glad to see that the money may go to some good use.

Comment #25

grwurston — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 02:58:41 GMT

Personally, I think the person who dropped the scratcher in the kettle could have been someone the SA had helped at one time and was just giving back. Or maybe it was just someone being generous in this season of giving.

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Comment #24

NeedyNotGreedy — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:39:55 GMT

There's still no guarantee the person knew what they were doing. This had to been a mistake. I've heard stories of people Accidentally giving away a scratch off ticket worth thousands, and sued to get their share

But like has been said, a fool and his winning lottery ticket are quickly departed

Comment #23

Bleudog101 — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:58:18 GMT

Well Indiana still holds the record last time I checked with most Powerball jackpots! On one of the morning talk shows it said the most Googled thing in 2016 was POWERBALL

Comment #22

Coin Toss — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:35:52 GMT

cbr$,

Maybe the 33% was just a way to recruit some people (this was Las Vegas in the 1980s).

A full time SA person (not bell ringers) told me they got $219 a month and a new pair of shoes every so often.

I guess the SA is hurting this year or just got a little more aggressive - our local grocery stores have SA slips at the checkout with a bar code on them tp donate at the register.

Comment #21

ressuccess — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:59:59 GMT

Ouch that hurts

Comment #20

Smoke Fan — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:41:12 GMT

The person probably did not want to bother with taxes on a $1,000 winning ticket so he dropped it in the kettle. He probably got a feel good moment out of it so all is not lost.

Comment #19

cbr$ — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:28:34 GMT

Coin Toss , this 33% of kettle must be something new. I was a bell ringer many years ago on winter

break from college. I was give some money but not 33%. It was one of the best experience in my life.

I'm a snowbird. The day I did it snowed. It was a wind chill factor of 2- below. I enjoyed greeting the

people saying Merry Christmas. I meet some of the nicest people. On couple came out the store put

money in kettle handed new gloves. Another person came out the store put money... [ More ]

Comment #18

American Indian — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:12:27 GMT

The Salvation Army Is a Non-Profit organization isn't It? So they'll not be taxed.

I say they wrapped the $1K Winning ticket in the ones so not even the Bell Ringer would Notice It, Is that true the bell Ringer's get 33% of there Kettle? If so That's screwed up, All the Yrs I made Good $$, on the rare occasion I didn't have $$ on the way In the Store always got Cash back so I could put It In the Kettle on the way out and Thanked them for being there

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Comment #17

Coin Toss — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 05:13:27 GMT

Just saw the news video, I guess the SA is keeping this one and glad to have it.

Can't help but wonder if they will be taxed.

Comment #16

Coin Toss — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:57:11 GMT

This might get real interesting. Some years back, as the story goes, a jackpot winner tried to give the Salvation Army $1M but they wouldn't take it as the money had come from gambling.

Also, the bell ringer gets 33% of the kettle.

Comment #15

cbr$ — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:11:29 GMT

No, I don't think it was a error. In the pass the Salvation Army has gotten gold coins in their Kettles.

worth far more then this lottery ticket. This person wants to feel great on Christmas morning.. Some

times just helping people out with out them knowing it feels great. You can get that same feeling by

taking 2 or 3 names off the Christmas tree at the Mall. The point behind this is simple. You want to be

a cheerful giver. This person is thinking I know the work you do. I d... [ More ]

Comment #14

HaveABall — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:07:58 GMT

Now each of these divisions needs a $10,000 winning lottery ticket dropped in

Comment #13

HaveABall — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:59:00 GMT

I bet that brave bell ringer/greeter was so happy that their kettle received that lovely $1000 donation! Ho,Ho,Ho

Comment #12

cbr$ — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:40:57 GMT

That was a nice gift for the Salvation Army. It will made a better Christmas for a few more

people. Nice story Todd.

Comment #11

QuickDrawDude — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 23:57:23 GMT

What are the odds of finding a $1,000 lottery ticket in a Salvation Army kettle? Is it better than hitting the Power Ball jackpot

Comment #10

duckman — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 23:54:48 GMT

The Salvation Army is one of the best charities out there to give to based on their organization and the amount of help and funds that go to the people who really need it.

Some of the other charities out there, some well known names, are scams and I would never donate to them as the amount of funds that actually go to something good is small and they waste money on elaborate fancy buildings and also suing others for idiotic things like using the word cure in their causes.

Comment #9

Unluckyone — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 23:23:27 GMT

Certainly a nice gesture or do you think it was a mistake? A winning ticket wrapped inside a bunch of one dollar bills sounds like an undue error to me. I am glad that the Salvation Army was the benefactor.

Comment #8

Goteki54 — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 23:16:40 GMT

GREAT STORY

Comment #7

eddessaknight — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 22:16:01 GMT

A wonderful story of pro-active charity contribution and not just a happenstance 'dropped' in the box

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Comment #6

duckman — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:56:43 GMT

Great story

Comment #5

LiveInGreenBay — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:32:30 GMT

I like stories like this. Nice to know there are still good people out there.

Comment #4

DELotteryPlyr — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:13:10 GMT

Comment #3

music* — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:59:25 GMT

Happy news for WalMart The Salvation Army. HO HO HO

Comment #2

dpoly1 — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:54:19 GMT

Awesome!

They do great work

Comment #1

s5thomps — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:42:42 GMT

Very generous of that person. Hopefully they didn't forget about the ticket tucked in the wad of cash.

Lottery ticket worth $1,000 dropped in Salvation Army kettle

Lottery Post — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:07:17 GMT

The winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket, worth $1,000, was slipped into the Salvation Army red kettle, tucked inside a wad of $1 bills.

No one knew it at the time.

The anonymous donation, made Dec. 6 outside the Walmart in Harborcreek Township, 5741 Buffalo Road, had the appearance of any other donation.

But the timing of the generous gift could not have been better for the Erie County Salvation Army, as the agency's kettle drive continues to struggle once again through a holiday season... [ More ]