A Soup-er Idea Helping the Community “The Soup Crawl for Project PAUL

The Soup Crawl 2023 is back to raise funds for Project PAUL and support local businesses. The Soup Crawl stems from local “soupervisors” John Puchalski, Matt and Tyler Christie, and John Portela combining their love of soup and frequenting local restaurants with soup on the menu; the idea expanded to include collecting for Project PAUL (Poor, Alienated, Unemployed, Lonely), the Keansburg-based charity that services qualified people in the Bayshore area of Monmouth County, including Keansburg, Aberdeen, Atlantic Highlands, Fair Haven, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Keyport, Little Silver, Matawan, Middletown, Monmouth Beach, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury, and Union Beach. Last year’s Soup Crawl raised over $1,500 for Project PAUL.

“The whole idea is a fun way to be with friends, support local businesses, and raise funds for a good cause,” explains John Puchalski. “COVID is still impacting so many people and businesses and this is a great way to help.”

The Soup Crawl is on Saturday, April 15, 2023, 3:00 pm, and begins at The Globe, West Front Street, Red Bank. The crawl route includes Red Rock, Wharf Avenue, Red Bank, continues to McDonagh’s, West Front Street, Keyport, and wraps up at Dowling’s, Union Avenue, Union Beach. All are local establishments with great soup on the menu with plans to add more soup for the crawl. The crawl is free and open to all, and 100 percent of the donations go to Project PAUL; visit thesoupcrawl.com for details on the itinerary, purchase tee shirts, and ways to donate or contact the soupervisors@thesoupcrawl.com with any questions.