Stranger puts wedding rings and heartwarming note in Salvation Army kettle. Read it
A deeply sentimental gift served as a stranger’s donation to The Salvation Army in Massachusetts, according to the organization.
A stranger left their wedding rings in a Salvation Army red kettle outside a Market Basket supermarket in Waltham, according to a Dec. 15 Facebook post from the charity. The pair of rings was accompanied by a touching note, The Salvation Army’s post showed.
“This ring is being given in love for a second time,” the letter read. “I hope that this ring will bring joy and make a difference.”
The organization called it a “#RedKettleTreasure” in its post.
“We are honored and humbled that someone would care enough to give something this precious to the Salvation Army to help others,” Lt. Nicole Fullop said in a statement to The Boston Globe. “Donors dropping valuable jewelry and coins with notes into kettles has been happening for years and is often a reminder of how the kettle is a sign of hope.”
The thought of donating old wedding jewelry was first started by “a widow quietly dropping” her rings into a Salvation Army red kettle in 2014, the organization said. Then, “acts of jewelry generosity” followed, the post read.
The idea behind the 2014 donation was a way to commemorate the widow’s late husband, who she said was a “giver” in her note, WBZ-TV reported. The value of the jewelry would also go a long way for someone in need, as the wedding rings were worth about $2,000, per the outlet.
The heartwarming gift inspired several people around the country to donate jewelry that meant a lot to them, including a $2,600 diamond ring and a $1,500 cross charm made of diamonds, WBZ-TV reported in 2014.
Waltham is about 10 miles west of Boston.
