(La Porte, IN) - The Salvation Army in La Porte fell just short of its Christmas season fund raising goal, but still made incredible strides.

The overall goal was $150,000 from money dropped into kettles and donated through other methods.  

Major Charles Pinkston said just over $132,000 was raised. At one point, donations were down by a higher percentage, but a flurry of last minute giving brought the total to just short of 90 percent of the goal.