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A couple photos from the eighth annual Souper Saturday in Seaforth.
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Submitted
Souper Saturday breaks records
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
This year's Souper Saturday
was the most prosperous event
of its existence and the best part
of all -is that every penny goes
towards the Seaforth and Dis-
trict Foodbank.
Also hailed as the "Soup
Cook -off of the Year," entering
the eighth annual gathering, co-
founder, Herb McGowan said
the year after year growth is
"phenomenal"
After attending the Stratford
Soup Festival, McGowan said
Seaforth Coun. Bob Fisher and
the late Christine Behnke were
sure this type of tasty food
competition would flourish.
Those predictions were more
than precise.
The year of their debut, they
accumulated $1000 and on April
8 at the Seaforth District Com-
munity Centre, they accepted
the most donations ever in the
event's history -$8500.
"It was very well attended, we
were backed in a corner by 11:15
a.m., there was wall-to-wall
people," stated McGowan the
next day by phone while adding
that there were 21 soup tables
on hand.
McGowan said one year they
had 24 tables in the competi-
tion; however he felt it was too
crowded.
The event has raised roughly
$40,000; McGowan said the
local food hank is always appre-
ciative of all the money raised.
Seaforth Coun. Nathan Mar-
shall and Phil Main represented
CKNX Classic Rock; they won
the People's Choice Award.
McKillop Ward Coun. Brenda
Dalton's daughter earned the
title for best clear soup. EI.N.E.
A Restaurant in Grand Bend
won the best cream soup.
Seaforth and District Food -
bank coordinator, Bob
McDowell said this large dona-
tion from the soup event
allows his organization to
remain active in helping their
200 monthly users.
I le said they receive a delivery
from the distribution centre,
which covers all of Huron
County, but there is still an
abundance of foods needed.
This money will be put forth for
can goods, eggs, vegetables -
including their most required
asset -potatoes.
McDowell said the Souper
Saturday and the September
Food Drive are the most suc-
cessful draws for donations at
the Seaforth and District
Foodbank.