Thank you to The Grill at Leon Springs for their support in the Parade of Kettles! This Friday and Saturday (17 and 18) I will be at The Grill at Leon Springs from 6-9 pm accepting donations for my kettle. I was also provided with a gift certificate, so on my morning interview with KABB Fox 29 I will announce that the first person to donate $100 to my kettle will receive that gift certificate! (Of course I’ll be bringing Jose from The Salvation Army with me for safety reasons.)

For more information about The Grill at Leon Springs click here.

On Thursday, December 2nd at 6:00 pm, the Parade of Kettles participants will debut their kettles at the historic Emily Morgan Hotel. The debut will be the official kick off to the second annual Parade of Kettles and on that day the online donations can begin. It will also give the public a chance to see which companies and local celebrities will be competing, as well as view the different designs on each kettle up close and personal. 

Last year April Ancira raised the most money. Will she win again? Only time will tell … wait … I mean, I hope not! I refuse to come in second again and with your help I will be just like The Salvation Army and continue “Doing The Most Good!”

Hope to see you on Thursday!

Click here for the Emily Morgan Hotel website.

Last year I was blessed to be a part of the first ever Parade of Kettles in San Antonio, Texas. The Parade of Kettles began as a group of local celebrities or “Who’s Who” along with well known companies each doing their best to raise funds for The Salvation Army. Each person or company decorated their own kettle and had an online donation link on The Salvation Army website. At the last hour, I came in second place to April Ancira losing by $100.00. I’m proud to say I was referred to as The Little Mexican That Could during that campaign.

This year I was asked again to participate and even more well known individuals and companies have joined to make this year even better. With that said, I’m going to need even more help so I can come in first! (On December 2nd we will unveil our kettles and announce the companies and individuals participating. More details on that ceremony will be coming at a later time.)

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I’ll be decorating my kettle. This year I’m going to name it The Little Kettle That Could, slightly changing my nickname from last year. I also plan on creating a few flyers to leave in some local businesses to generate more awareness to the campaign. If you’d like to have a flyer at your place of business, please contact me through the website.

Have a great holiday season and I’ll post more about the Parade of Kettles unveiling ceremony when I have details.

The results are in for The Salvation Army red kettle campaign and I’m pleased to announce that I came in second place! I was able to raise over $1,000.00 in contributions and lost by less than $200.00. I am so thankful for everyone who helped me with this endeavor and supported The Salvation Army, which is a truly wonderful charity that I whole heartedly love.

I may only be 25, however I believe the fact that I came in second place and competed with large companies, celebrities and even the Mayor of San Antonio is a testament that persistance does pay off. I most definitely fulfilled my nickname of “The Little Mexican That Could” and I’m pleased to say that.

Please set your TiVo’s or tune in tomorrow morning (December 11th) from 7:00 am – 7:30 am to watch me on the FOX Kabb Morning Show!

I’ll be doing a few teasers, followed by a live interview with Shaun Stevens about the Salvation Army and my part in the Red Kettle Campaign.

If you’d like to help donate to my kettle, please click here.

Today I created my online profile for the Red Kettle Campaign with the Salvation Army. The actual campaign of kettles will begin on December 12th.

For the first time in San Antonio the Salvation Army has chosen 9 individuals to compete in a competitive Red Kettle Campaign. Myself, along with Mayor Julian Castro, Patsy Torres, Cleto Rodriguez and many others are competing to see which of us can raise the most funds for the Salvation Army. Each of us have decorated our own personal kettle (thank you Tia Mari!) and they will appear at different locations throughout the city.

Since the goal is to raise the most funds, we’re also competing online as well. Please take a moment to view my online profile and share the link with others, so I can raise the most funds for charity!

Click here for my Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign profile.