Minn. Salvation Army gets 6th $1,000 gift

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Salvation Army officials in Minneapolis said a sixth mystery donation of $1,000 has been dropped into an area donation kettle this Christmas holiday season.

Annette Bauer, a spokeswoman for the charity, said the donation of 10 $100 bills was dropped anonymously into a kettle in the northern part of the metropolitan area Saturday, following five similar donations at locations in the eastern suburbs, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Monday.

Bauer said the previous five donations involved fresh bills, while Saturday's involved circulated $100 bills.

She said Saturday's donor may have been a "copy cat."

"What a great adventure that would be -- dozens of copycat grand givers," she said.