Soup’s on, and so is the annual Brock University United Way campaign.
The Souper Star Lunch is Tuesday, Oct. 7 (12 noon) at Guernsey Market and will feature six different soups: Warm vichyssoise (leek and potato) with red pepper oil and a cheese straw, chicken wing, mulligatawny, autumn harvest vegetable (vegan), Spanish lentil chorizo sausage, and pumpkin and black bean (vegetarian).
The faculty challenge and soup king competition will add another element of fun to an event that usually sells out.
Tickets are $10 and include samples of each soup. Tickets can be purchased through the Centre for the Arts box office x3257 until Monday.
“It’s a fun event, and it gets faculty and staff out together,” Brock United Way staff co-chair Diana Panter said. “People look forward to it every year.”
Brock’s United Way committee will announce its 2014 fundraising goal during the lunch. Last year’s campaign raised more than $150,000 for United Way St. Catharines and District, which funds 70 programs delivered by 40 agencies.
Money benefits those who need the most help across Niagara, such as youth, people with physical or mental disabilities, and the elderly.
Other events include Trivia Night on Friday, Nov. 14 at Club Roma. Tickets are $25, and tables seat eight. Tickets are available from the Centre for the Arts box office x3257.
A new Spin-A-Thon is scheduled for Oct. 31, and more details will be released next week. It replaces the Halloween Fun Run.
Brock employees have been generous over the years in their support of the United Way. Last year 21% of employees donated money through a monthly payroll deduction.
The campaign wrap-up and appreciation party is slated for Tuesday, Dec. 9.
There will be free coffee and cake in appreciation of the United Way donors, volunteers, committee members and supporters. All Brock faculty and staff and welcome to attend, and the committee is always looking for new members, Panter said.
“It’s a great way to give back to the community. There’s a strong culture of giving on campus. We have some great people working here and they do great things.”
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