01/31/2015
This sunday the Morrisville UMC youth group will be participating in a nationwide event to help fight hunger called The Souper Bowl of Caring. We are inviting the community to join us in a chili & veggie soup lunch. The youth have decided to collect non-perishable food items & monetary donations to give to 2 local charities, The Purpose Place & House of Hope. Please join the Morrisville Youth Group in helping to fight hunger this Sunday at 12:15 pm in our church basement.
Souper Bowl of Caring Celebrates 25 Years of Giving and Serving
It is projected that over 150 million people will be tuning in to watch the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in the 49th Super Bowl game on Sun., Feb. 1, while 50 million Americans will be struggling with hunger. Souper Bowl of Caring gives people the chance to help those who are in need and to think of those who do not even have a bowl of soup to eat.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first Souper Bowl of Caring, when 22 churches in Columbia, SC raised $5,700 for local hunger-relief charities. Since then, young people have rallied schools, churches, businesses and community leaders to work together to raise over $106 million. Like in 1990, Souper Bowl of Caring has remained true to the first collection: 100 percent goes to the charity each group chooses.
“For 25 years, young people across the country have been inspiring others by utilizing the energy of the Super Bowl to help those who are in need through Souper Bowl of Caring,” said Clara Cooper, President and CEO. “I am so proud to be part of an organization that takes a time when consumption and competitiveness is high and turns it into a worthwhile experience of giving back and serving others.”
About Souper Bowl of Caring
Souper Bowl of Caring is a national youth-led movement of schools, businesses, community organizations, places of worship and compassionate individuals joining together to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities, transforming the time around the Super Bowl into the nation's largest celebration of giving and serving. Since the program started in 1990, volunteers have collected more than $100 million in dollars and cans, with 100 percent of all donations going directly to community food banks, soup kitchens or other charities chosen by each group. For more information or to join the team, visit www.souperbowl.org.
