Battle of the bells raises money for needy
- Novato Police Dept. Captain Sasha D'Amico and members of her staff talks to passersby at a bell ringing battle on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato, Calif. Her agency, along with the Novato Fire District, hold the friendly contest to raise funds for local families in need. According to Salvation Army Major Mark Stearns, the event raised $3,000 last year. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
- Ashley Albertson and Georgina Corona with the Novato Police Dept. cheer after a donor drops money into the Salvation Army kettle at a Bell ringing contest on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato,Calif. The contest between Novato Police and Novato Fire District raises funds for local families in need. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin
- A child puts money into a Salvation Army donation kettle on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato, Calif.. Novato Police Dept. and Novato Fire District hold a bell ringing battle to raises money for families in need. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
- Santa, AKA Dale Kline, talks to children at a bell ringing battle on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato, Calif. The event between Novato Police and Novato Fire District is a friendly contest that raises funds for local families in need. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
- Neal Sapper gives money to this granddaughter Mila to put into a Salvation Army donation kettle at a bell ringing contest on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato, Calif. Novato Fire Cap. Nole Pacheco watches. The friendly contest with Novato Police Dept. raises money for those in need. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
- Novato Police Officer James Dooley poses for a photo with Luca Moraes, three, at a Bell ringing contest on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato, Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
- Novato Police Dept. Captain Sasha D'Amico stands beside a Salvation Army donation kettle at a bell ringing battle on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato, Calif. Her agency, along with the Novato Fire District, hold the friendly contest to raise funds for local families in need. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
- Novato Police Dept. Captain Sasha D'Amico holds a trophy at a bell ringing battle on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato, Calif. Her agency, along with the Novato Fire District, hold the friendly contest to raise funds for local families in need. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
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Novato Police Dept. Captain Sasha D'Amico and members of her staff talks to passersby at a bell ringing battle on Saturday Dec. 13, 2025, in Novato, Calif. Her agency, along with the Novato Fire District, hold the friendly contest to raise funds for local families in need. According to Salvation Army Major Mark Stearns, the event raised $3,000 last year. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
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