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The Salvation Army called me about a month ago looking for celebrity bell ringers to help kick off its annual Red Kettle Campaign. Everybody knows there hasn't been a bona fide celebrity around here since Bakersfield lost Buck, but I signed on anyway, joining other local media types, elected officials and business leaders at the Marketplace last Saturday. The kickoff appeared to have more "celebrities" than organizers knew what to do with, at least on my shift. We had a great time, though, ringing our little bells and waving madly to puzzled-looking passers-by on their way to Edwards Cinema. If movie goers wanted to get by our giddy gauntlet without dropping some coins in our kettles, they had to be pretty determined. Unfortunately, that may be the last time the Salvation Army has such an abundance of volunteers this Christmas season, Capt. David Ebel told us. This season, volunteers make up about 80 percent of Bakersfield's bell ringer work force. Not bad....
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