As the has concluded its 2011 holiday bell ringing campaign, the organization announced Thursday that it had exceeded its bell ringing goals.
The total money raised to date is $417,033.32, 4.25 percent above its goal of $400,000, according to an e-mail from Major Carol Lemirand.
“This will impact positively on the loss of grants and UW allocation uncertainty,” Lemirand said in the e-mail.
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The organization raised 6 percent more this Christmas time than during the 2010 holiday season, according to the e-mail.
Lemirand told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that more volunteers serving this year may have helped with the increase in donations.
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