Rotary Clubs Host Soup'r Sundae Benefit for Grassroots

The Rotary Clubs of Howard County are hosting the fifth annual Soup‘r Sundae, a family event featuring soups prepared by area restaurants, as a fundraiser for Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center on Sunday, March 3, from noon-2 p.m., in Wilde Lake High School, 5460 Trumpeter Road, Columbia, MD 21044. Howard County General Hospital is the presenting sponsor.

Participating restaurants include AIDA Bistro & Wine Bar, Alexandra’s at Turf Valley, Coho Grill, Elkridge Furnace Inn, Honey Baked Ham Company, Iron Bridge Wine Company, Kelsey’s, LeeLynn’s, Mamma Lucia, Nor Pac Soup Co., Ranazul, T-Bonz Grille & Pub, Tersiguel’s, Victoria Gastro Pub, Waterside, 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 Grand Ice Cream.  There will be music and entertainment 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 $2,000 to $500, include a range of benefits and are available by contacting jeanmoon@verizon.net. 

Tickets are at www.souprsundae.eventbrite.com or by contacting cathyvsmith@verizon.net. Tickets will also be available at the door for cash and checks made out to Grassroots.

All you can eat sundaes from Nestle Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream is a hallmark of Soup’r Sundae.  Student volunteers serve the crowd.