Lottery ticket worth $1,000 dropped in Salvation Army kettle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An anonymous donor has dropped a $1,000 winning lottery ticket into a Salvation Army kettle in Pennsylvania.
The Erie Times-News (http://bit.ly/2hwhr9J ) reports that the donor tucked the ticket inside a wad of $1 bills outside a Wal-Mart in Harborcreek Township on Dec. 6.
The Erie County Salvation Army says the donation is needed because the annual fundraiser is behind schedule.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Through Monday, the campaign had collected just under $80,000, which is about $22,000 less than was collected by the same date last year. Last year's $158,872 total was also the lowest collected since 2008.
The charity is hoping to raise $190,000 this year, so business administrator Bernie Myers says the $1,000 ticket donation "helps quite a bit."
Pennsylvania Lottery officials say the winner was a Fantastic 10s instant ticket.