After 20 years of fun and delicious soup, it is with heavy hearts that Share’s Soup’s On! event has been discontinued. This decision was not made lightly, but rather as stewards of our mission to better serve our clients by spending less resources devoted to two major events a year and more devoted to our mission-focused programs.
We are grateful to all the guests, chefs, potters and sponsors for the memories we made together, thank you!
We are hosting a virtual “So Long to Soup’s On!” on social media from October 7-11. Each day we’ll highlight a different aspect of the event and we encourage YOU to take action to win prizes.
We hope to have some fun and to raise some money, so each day will include a virtual Paddle Raise – please consider a donation to support our vital mission and programs!
Aaah, the soup!!
Savory, sweet, creamy, spicy – and all so delicious! 49 chefs and 36 restaurants competed over the years. Click here for a list of all the chefs, restaurants and soups since the soup competition began in 2011 and through 2023.
- Monday: Special thanks to long-time presenting sponsor Davidson & Associates Insurance
- Tuesday: Chefs, Restaurants and Soups – and Pie Ladies!
- Wednesday: Bowls and Potters
- Thursday: Event Themes
- Friday: Costumes with special thanks to long-time Master of Ceremonies Eric Sawyer
3 Opportunities for Soup’s On! Bowls
#1: Follow us on Facebook or Instagram during “So Long to Soup’s On!” and be sure to like, share or comment on a post to be entered for a chance to win a $25 restaurant gift card to a past Soup’s On! competitor, plus two Soup’s On! bowls. Winners get to select their preferred pottery!
#2: Sign up for our ‘Dare to Share’ program as a FIRST TIME MONTHLY DONOR next week (Oct. 7-11) and receive a Soup’s On! serving bowl (limited to the first 10 people).
#3: Purchase a Mystery Raffle Bag! Each bag includes two Soup’s On! bowls. A limited number of bags are available, starting October 7 (restrictions apply; see details at link below).
Originally called Share-A-Bowl, the first event was held in 2002 at the Lupke Center and then Sky View High School. The intent of the event was to help people better understand what your life could look like if you had to wait in a “soup line” for your meals every day, like people do at our Hot Meals kitchen every day.
Share-A-Bowl became Soup’s On! in 2011 when the popularity of the Food Network inspired us to celebrate local chefs and restaurants with a competition for the best soup with the winner taking home the Golden Ladle. As the event evolved, we invited local artists to create beautiful, hand-thrown bowls for each guest to take home.
