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It’s been four
years since we first met Tinker, a Mini Horse in Wisconsin who dons a
Santa hat, performs tricks, and rings a bell as part of the Salvation
Army’s iconic Red Kettle holiday fundraiser. Tinker is still at it,
as we see in the report from CBS 58 above.
“Every year he
gets more and more popular,” says Carol Takacs, Tinker’s owner.
“People walk by and they say, ‘Okay, that’s cute…’ but then
they realize that he does actually pick up a bell and ring it, and
they really think that’s neat. So it’s fun to be with him.”
Tinker and Carol
have some extra help courtesy of Tallulah, Tinker’s canine
companion who looks quite comfortable perched on the Mini’s back.
Back in 2012, the
Associated Press reported that Tinker solicits 10 times the donations
of the average human bell-ringer, and he’s been at it since 2010.
That’s a lot of cash for charity over the years. Keep up the good
work, Tinker.
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For some reason it's just spinning it's wheels and not working? Hopefully tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing Tinker and her canine partner!
For some reason it don't load up! Taking over 3 minutes so far and nothing! Maybe have IT look into this please.
Yay it's working, OMG love the glitter on his hooves too! His doggie companion is adorable, who wouldn't contribute to him! I sure would, double or nothing, okay double it is!
So adorable, worth the $5 donation and a bag of carrots too! Yay Tinker, you're the best!
Thought of Tinker yesterday when shopping, SA was just a man ringing a bell, told him he needed to adopt a mini and a dog to up his ante!
What a great idea and how cute! Thank you to Tinker for his service!
Great idea, everyone loves to come see a cute little mini and of course drop something in the red kettle.
Oh how adorable and I bet that Tinker out shines all the other Bell Ringers around the world! You Rock Tinker!
Tinker, I hope that you raised more money for the SSA than any person ever did! Congrats on a job well done!
WOW couldn't get it to come up. SIGH!