(La Porte, IN) - Members of the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office will be manning a Salvation Army kettle, ringing the bell outside Al’s Supermarket in La Porte this Friday.

La Porte Police Captain Derek Allen said employees of the sheriff’s office will be at the grocery store at 702 East Lincolnway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., while also noting how sheriff’s office members help ring the bell next to a kettle at the same Al's Supermarket location every Christmas season.

“I really think it’s wonderful for our local service clubs and first responders to give back,” said La Porte Salvation Army Major Charles Pinkston.

Pinkston said the Christmas fundraising goal from the kettles and other sources in La Porte is $150,000. Just 29 percent of the goal has reportedly been met, but he’s hopeful for that number to improve because giving always increases as the days until Christmas dwindle down.