Some officials with The Salvation Army have reported “dire” toy and donation shortages in regional areas. Colonel Cindy Foley with the Northwest Salvation Army Division told Fox 13 in Seattle that the “situation is dire” because of “fewer people donating at our virtual and physical kettles.” “There are many reasons why both financial and toy donations are down this year, not the least of which is likely pandemic fatigue and concerns about employment and the future,” Foley said. Because The Salvation Army is a decentralized organization and its annual report isn’t released until January, a Salvation Army media relations person said “giving is strong” overall, while at the same time there may be areas where there are shortages, but that there’s no way to determine at this stage what the final number will be in toys and donations, and what factors affect those numbers. Major James Betts, the New Jersey …