North Dakota is the neediest state in America. At least that's what the most recent update to the Human Needs Index shows according to a press release put together by the Salvation Army and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
A widow's recent donation of her wedding band and engagement ring to a Boston Salvation Army kettle caused a sensation this holiday season -- and it also seems to have sparked a trend.
Twenty first grade students of Centennial Elementary School in Bismarck spent an hour volunteering at a Kirkwood Mall Salvation Army kettle on December 16
Lisa Hawkins, of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, is breathing a sigh of relief today after the Salvation Army returned a diamond ring of hers, worth a hefty $10,000, which she accidentally dropped in to one of the charity's holiday donation kettles.