RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. - The Salvation Army’s Lt. Amanda Keene stood outside the Schnucks on Clayton Road in Richmond Heights for 30 hours as part of a marathon shift to encourage people to put donations in the red kettle.
"Why am I doing this? I don't know, I was asking myself that same question this morning,” she said.
She arrived for the shift at 3 p.m. Friday for the mission she called “30 Hours of Giving.”The Maplewood Corps she represents was about $50,000 shy of its goal for the season, which is why she stepped into action. If she went the extra mile, maybe others would, too. On Monday, Keene said she raised more than $5,000.
"People thought I was nuts,” she said.But Amanda weathered the cold, the exhaustion and even filled a few kettles with cash.
“I am so ready for bed, but I am super happy,” she said, when she finally went home at 9 p.m. Saturday.
