Butler’s Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign passed its $97,500 goal this year, thanks to a last-minute $10,000 donation.

---- The center collected $102,971 total, according to Amy Tebay, Butler center administrative assistant,

---- Tebay said she was concerned at the beginning of the holiday season because the organization had a shortage of locations and volunteers to ring a bell at their kettle collection sites.

---- “We were very lucky to make that goal this year,” she said.

---- Tebay said the center would have been under its goal, if it had not hadn’t received the $10,000 anonymous donation.

---- The Western Pennsylvania division met its goals too, but not everywhere, forcing some centers to make tough decisions.

---- Major Deborah Sedlar, the Western Pennsylvania divisional commander, said the division exceeded its goal of $2,7 million.

---- “We are so grateful for the generosity of Western Pennsylvanians,” Sedlar said. “Unfortunately, there are still several worship and service centers who will be re-evaluating their budgets and trying hard to make up for the shortfalls of their campaigns to avoid cutting programs.”

---- “In fact, 10 of the 39 centers were short of their respective goals.”

---- Tebay said she was concerned Butler would be on that list, but was pleasantly surprised.

---- “We were just truly blessed this year,” she said. “Butler County definitely pulled through.”