By Sue Schrock | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Don't have spare change? Some of the Salvation Army's Red Kettles now take plastic.

To reach more potential donors, the charity will offer credit-card machines at about a dozen of its nearly 500 Metroplex locations for the first time this holiday season.

The cashless kettles will be available starting today in Arlington, Plano, Irving, Dallas, Westworth Village and Saginaw, Salvation Army spokesman Pat Patey said.

"More and more people are using credit and debit [cards] for their transactions," Patey said. "We're just adapting with the times so we have an opportunity to capture those donations from people who would like to give but don't have any cash."

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