Rotary Super Bowl Soup-A-Thon was A “Steaming Hot” Success

The Rotary Club of Branchburg, under the direction of Rotarian Diane Bonanno far exceeded their goal of 1,000 cans of soup to help feed the needy. Their first ever “Super Bowl Soup-A-Thon,” collected 4,364 cans of soup which will guarantee a hot meal to the hungry in our community. Thanks to the generous donations of the customers of the Branchburg ShopRite, the families of the Kangaroo Kids Child Care and Learning Center, and friends of the Rotary for making the goal a reality! In addition, $850.00 in monetary donations will be used to support the purchase of soup for the Children’s Backpack program.

Rotarians, Members of the Rutgers Men’s Crew, Scouts from Pack 315 and members of the Rotoract of Raritan Valley Community College stood outside the ShopRite 12 hours each day. Their efforts were rewarded with an avalanche of cans worth over $10,000 in real money. The mountain of this important staple was presented to Marie Scanell, Director of the Somerset County Food Bank the Monday after the event. It took up a space that measured 12 feet long by 3 feet high, and 4 feet wide at the facility. It was “An absolutely incredible 24 hours” according to Diane Bonanno.

The foodbank was overwhelmed by the generosity of the Rotary and all the contributors to the Super Bowl Soup-A-Thon. Diane Bonanno, Marie Scannell, Rotarian Roseann Brown and Senator Kip Bateman marveled at the number of cans collected!

Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

If you want to make a difference in your world and at the same time share some lifelong friendships with professionals of high ethical and moral character come find out more about how you can be involved in Rotary. For more information about the Rotary Club of Branchburg call 908-685-8080 or “like” Rotary Club of Branchburg Facebook page or join us at Stoney Brook Grille any Wednesday morning at 7:30 am and give your day a start that will have lasting effects on the world.