Souper Bowl Sunday :: 06 February 2005

On Sunday, 06 February 2005, the Senior High Youth Fellowship is sponsoring our congregation's Souper Bowl of Caring. The Senior Highs ask each person to bring a can of food or a $1 donation to help fight hunger, which the youth will then contribute to our local Loaves and Fishes program.

The first Souper Bowl started in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1990, and the idea quickly spread. In 2004, 12,761 groups raised $4,260,531 for soup kitchens, food banks, and other charities in all 50 states, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Puerto Rico and the Marshall Islands. This year, the Executive Director of the Souper Bowl of Caring expects youth from over 15,000 congregations to participate. All food and donations go directly to local efforts; none of the funds go to the non-profit Souper Bowl organization.

The Presbyterian Church (USA) supports Souper Bowl of Caring as part of its Hunger Program. Visit the PC's web site for an excellent online video called Tour Poverty USA and an interactive Poverty Map.

UPDATE: The Senior High Youth Fellowship collected $126.51 (and even more food). Thank you!