Salvation Army bell ringer takes life a day at a time

By Michael Tsai

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 29, 2011

~~<p>Vanessa Whang has been on the job long enough -- three weeks, to be exact -- to know which passers-by will drop a little something in her kettle, which won't and which would love to but just can't.</p>
<p>"Sometimes they'll look a little embarrassed and say, 'I'll catch you another day,'" Whang says. "It's OK. Times are tough for everybody. Sometimes people will drop in a few pennies. But pennies are money, and I tell them that every little bit helps."</p>
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Vanessa Whang has been on the job long enough -- three weeks, to be exact -- to know which passers-by will drop a little something in her kettle, which won't and which would love to but just can't.

"Sometimes they'll look a little embarrassed and say, 'I'll catch you another day,'" Whang says. "It's OK. Times are tough for everybody. Sometimes people will drop in a few pennies. But pennies are money, and I tell them that every little bit helps." Login for more...