
Nat Trives, the MC during the Red Kettle Day and a Rotarian, and Edward Guerboian , a Kiwanis and the current Santa Monica Chamber of commerce president, rally the troops to dig deeper for pledges as they compete to raise the most amount during Red Kettle Day


Tony Prestby, Vice Chair of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, keeps tally of all the service clubs totals donations collected during Red Kettle Day.

Tony Prestby, Vice Chair of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, and Myriah Begonia, A Salvation Army Solder, counts all the money collected by the service clubs during Red Kettle Day.

The Salvation Army Brass Band played during the Red Kettle Day.
Twealve Santa Monica Service clubs raised money and competed amongst each other to see who could raise the most money during the Salvations Army Red Kettle Day on Friday December 9, 2005 at First Private Bank and Trust. The twelve service clubs raised more than $31,000 during the event. Leading the way was the Rotary Club of Santa Monica with $7027.00, followed by the Kiwanis of Santa Monica with $5609. In third place was the Santa Monica Lions club with $2550.
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