Soup it Up!

The excitement began Friday, October 9th at 9am when the first group to build a Super Structure arrived and started construction. We had been anticipating ten structures, but had received word at the last minute that there would be an additional structure and we were thrilled!
When all was said and done there were eleven incredible structures! Some were big, some were small, but in all 3,400 pounds of food pantry items were donated to our pantry between the structures and the additional donations that people brought to the event!
On Saturday during the event people were able to vote on their favorite structure by putting money in water jugs placed in front of each structure. Every dollar counted as one vote. The winning structure was created by Grace Group & Church Ladies from Trinity United Methodist Church with $1,517 worth of votes! Their structure was Noah’s Ark, complete with pairs of Zebra cookies, Teddy Grahams, chicken and a biscuit crackers, goldfish crackers, animal crackers, and cans of tuna and salmon on their way into the Ark.
People poured out their pockets and the total proceeds were over $11,000 from the meal donations, cash and carry table, votes on structures, SOS product sales, and sponsorships!
Thank you so much to everyone who was involved with Soup it Up! We could not have had a successful evening without the volunteers that worked on Friday, Saturday, and the weeks leading up to the event; without the sponsorships from Barnes & Thornburg, Texas Roadhouse, Oaklawn, Trinity United Methodist Church, and an anonymous sponsor; without the local businesses and individuals who donated items for the cash and carry table; without the individuals who provided desserts; and without those who donated food pantry items and constructed the Super Structures!

(Photos of Super Structures coming soon!)