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Soup'r Sundae Fundraiser for Grassroots Set for April 3

The Horizon Councils and Rotary Clubs of Howard County are hosting the third annual Soup‘r Sundae, a family event featuring soups prepared by area restaurants, as a fundraiser for Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center on Sunday, April 3, from noon-2 p.m., in the Spear Center of the Howard Hughes Corporation building (formerly the Rouse Company Building), 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044. Howard County General Hospital is the presenting sponsor.

 

Participating restaurants include AIDA Bistro & Wine Bar, Alexandra’s at Turf Valley, Blount Fine Foods, Clyde’s of Columbia, Coho Grill, Elkridge Furnace Inn, Greystone Grill, Honey Baked Ham Company, Iron Bridge Wine Company, Kelsey’s, Lee Lynn’s, Tersiguel’s, Victoria Gastro Pub, and Zapata’s.  Participating bakeries include Bonaparte Breads, The Breadery and Great Harvest Bread Company.

 

Admission is $20 per adult and $5 per child under 12 and includes unlimited soup and bread and ice cream, which is being provided by Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream.  There will be music, as well as arts and crafts activities for children. 

 

Grassroots provides Howard County’s only emergency shelter program and 24-hour crisis intervention services. It is staffed by professional crisis counselors who answer hotlines, see walk-ins in need of immediate counseling assistance, operate the mobile crisis team which responds to community emergencies, and manage the county’s emergency shelter for homeless men, women and families. In addition, Grassroots manages the Cold Weather Shelter Program, housed in the area’s faith communities, for people who are unable to find emergency shelter when Grassroots is full.

 

Event sponsorships, from $1,500 to $500, include a range of benefits and are available by contacting jeanmoon@verizon.net

 

Tickets are available from Rotary Club members and by contacting cathyvsmith@verizon.net. Tickets will also be available at the door for cash and checks made out to Grassroots.

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