Souper Bowl of Caring supports Feed Cheney
Organizers at Feed Cheney are asking local residents to support them on Sunday, Feb. 5
That’s when the Souper Bowl of Caring, a national fundraiser to raise awareness and donations for food for hungry people, takes place. The Souper Bowl of Caring coincides with the National Football League’s Super Bowl game, and began in 1990 as a way to remind people while they watch the Super Bowl that many people don’t have even a bowl of soup to eat.
The Souper Bowl of Caring is Feed Cheney’s main fundraiser for the year, and organizers are hoping the community will pitch in Feb. 5 to raise the needed $6,000 — $500 per month — to bring meals and groceries to Cheney residents once a month. Since 2009, with the help of many individuals and community organizations, Feed Cheney has been serving an average of 150 scratch-cooked, four-course meals while providing 2,000 pounds of healthy groceries on the last Monday of each month.
Feed Cheney volunteer Christie Bruntlett said ways to donate to Souper Bowl of Caring include collections at Super Bowl parties or at churches that Sunday, through service organizations or personally. For more information about Feed Cheney and how to donate, go to the organization’s website, http://www.feedcheney.com.
ML’s Winter Festival is a success
From all indications, Re*Imagine Medical Lake’s first Christmas Winter Festival was a big success.
Re*Imagine board member Terri Cooper told the City Council at its Jan. 17 meeting that over 200 people showed up downtown for the annual tree lighting event. About that number also boarded buses, furnished by the Medical Lake School District, to take a tour of 39 homes that signed up to feature their holiday light displays.
Around 100 people took part in horse-drawn wagon rides, while children taking part in a Santa’s Workshop at Cela’s Creative Learning Center not only made ceramic Christmas trees but built over 50 wooden sleds.
Several local businesses stayed open later than normal hours, and Cooper said they heard good things about that opportunity as well. City Administrator Doug Ross noted the only “hiccup” that took place was the city failed to get a port-a-potty ordered, but city crews came in and brought a unit up from Waterfront Park.
Cooper added that about 30 people volunteered to make the festival a success.
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