Rotary Clubs' Souperbowl fuels nonprofit

Rotary Clubs’ Souperbowl fuels nonprofit

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 6, 2015

The 2015 West Chester Souperbowl was held on Jan. 30, hosted by the Westtown Goshen Rotary Club (WEGO) and the Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary Club at the Good Will Fire Company in West Chester.

Officials from the Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children — Representatives of the Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children and area Rotary Clubs display the $1,400 check that will be used for families that need emergency shelter.

To kick off the evening’s program, the West Chester Sunrise Rotary Club presented Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children with a check for $1,400. The grant will be used by Friends Association to install laundry facilities for the six families at the Friends Association’s Emergency Family Shelter. The project received an initial grant of $5,000 from the Elite Companies Charitable Foundation in Malvern.

This year over 240 guests attended the Souperbowl, which offered soups, breads and brews by local chefs and brew masters from around the Delaware Valley. Music was provided by Still Life, a local Chester County band. The event included a silent auction for specialty food and drinks as well as cash prizes. All proceeds benefitted funding for the Rotary’s projects tackling hunger, literacy and at-risk children.