The Salvation Army 2021 National Commander’s Red Kettle Challenge

Jennie Onitsuka-Adams with daughter Jessleyn. (Brooke Chau/Clovis Roundup)

Jennie Onitsuka-Adams, Captain Corps Officer at The Salvation Army Clovis Corps, is participating in the Salvation Army 2021 National Commander’s Red Kettle Challenge.

On Friday, Dec. 3, Onitsuka-Adams was in front of Hobby Lobby for the 2021 National Commander’s Red Kettle Challenge.

The Challenge states that, “On December 3rd, the National Commander will again challenge participants to raise more money than him by bell ringing for a consecutive 4-hour shift.”

Onitsuka-Adams will be in front of the Hobby Lobby located at 1425 Shaw Ave in Clovis until 6 p.m. tonight.

In order to win 1st prize, Onitsuka-Adams needs to raise the most out of all the participants in the nation. As of a couple days ago, there were only 60 locations participating.

The first-place prize will now include:

  • 2 tickets to the 2022 Dallas Cowboys game on Thanksgiving Day. Local officer and one guest (total of 2 people) will be guests of the National Commander for the 2022 Red Kettle Kickoff.
  • National Commander’s Trophy (travels year after year)
  • National Commander’s Plaque (permanently resides at winning location)
  • Video produced by National Headquarters promoting winning location’s local programming
  • National Commander will be a guest at the winning location

Captain Jennie and her husband Captain Kalani are big Cowboys fans and hope to win first place. “It’s a win-win situation either way for us,” said Onitsuka-Adams, “It is just fun to get out for some friendly competition and Clovis always supports us.”

All proceeds that are donated to the red kettle, goes directly to the Clovis Corps Salvation Army.

Brooke is a senior at Fresno State double majoring in Communication and Media, Communications and Journalism with an emphasis in broadcast journalism. Brooke is a senior at Fresno State double majoring in Communication and Media, Communications and Journalism with an emphasis in broadcast journalism. Brooke has a passion for storytelling and community. Brooke has experience in print news working for Oakdale Leader and The Collegian, as well as broadcast news by doing Fresno State Focus TV. She is also a student member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and takes part in the Youth Advisory Council for ABC30. Brooke is currently focusing on multimedia journalism for the remainder of her time at Fresno State, before graduation in May 2022.