{"id":81772,"date":"2022-11-09T15:03:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T20:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=81772"},"modified":"2022-11-10T13:53:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T18:53:31","slug":"soup-erb-turnout-for-brocks-annual-lunchtime-united-way-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/11\/soup-erb-turnout-for-brocks-annual-lunchtime-united-way-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Soup-erb turnout for Brock\u2019s annual lunchtime United Way event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warm welcomes and hot soup were served at Brock University\u2019s annual Souper Star Lunch for United Way.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brock\u2019s President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg addressed a sold-out crowd of 200 faculty, staff and alumni who gathered for the fundraiser for the local not-for-profit organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

After sampling seven soups prepared by Brock Dining Services chefs and served by Faculty Deans, event attendees voted for their favourite. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Winning the Souper Bowl trophy with 65 votes was the Faculty of Graduate Studies for the wild mushroom and truffle with gorgonzola soup. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other soups on offer were butternut squash bisque, fire-roasted red pepper and tomato, Canadian cheddar and beer, corn and crab chowder, maple and five onion, and mulligatawny chicken. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event made its biggest fundraising impact yet thanks to in-kind sponsorship from Brock\u2019s Dining Services partner Aramark Canada. Aramark covered 100 per cent of the cost of the event, which means all proceeds from ticket sales will count towards <\/span>Brock\u2019s $160,000 workplace campaign goal for United Way Niagara<\/span><\/a>. With the addition of proceeds from the lunch, Brock\u2019s United Way campaign has raised more than $84,000. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employees interested in donating are encouraged to do so by Friday, Nov. 11 at 11:59 p.m. to qualify for an early bird raffle to win a $100 Campus Store gift card. New donors will also be entered into a second raffle to win a $100 gift card and their donations will be matched dollar for dollar thanks to\u00a0a United Way matching grant.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more, visit <\/span>Brock\u2019s United Way Campaign SharePoint site<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t