Soups On at Hands Across the Table Fundraiser Sunday at St. James Episcopal Church

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LACONIA — On Sunday, February 17 at 5 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church in Laconia, guests can sample New England clam chowder, mushroom barley soup, sausage chili, sirloin vegetable, matzo ball, chicken corn chowder soups, African Soup of the Gods and more, ten soups in all, plus bread, salad, cookies and J B Scoops ice cream.
That's a perfect supper for a winter evening, all for the donation of $8 per person to the Hands Across the Table organization that provides a weekly free meal to feed those hungry in body and spirit.
After huests have had their fill of a sampling of all the soups, they can vote for your favorite three. Vote for Super Soup, Superb Soup and Splendid Soup. When the votes are counted, the top three soup makers will be announced and awarded stamped silver ladles.
Add to the evening by viewing the art work of the River Crew that will be available for sale as well as an auction of paintings and undisclosed items. The art and photography of the River Crew, some of Laconia's homeless featured artists, is poignant creative work that is not to be missed.
Soup-a-thon chairpersons, Ginger Wells-Kay and Irene Gordon say that the mission of HATT is "to feed all who are hungry in body and spirit. We do so willingly and with compassion and understanding." Last year HATT held a successful Soup-a-thon at Temple B'nai Israel.
The spirit of HATT dinners is infectious in that the weekly Tuesday evening dinners, served at St..James Episcopal Church for individuals and families, resemble a dinner party. Tablecloths and center pieces are de rigeur, dinners are three course meals with seconds encouraged and leftovers to be taken home. Eighty to one hundred people are served each Tuesday night from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Dinner responsibilities rotate among the ten sponsoring churches and eight clubs and organizations. Area banks, food businesses and anonymous donors also support this non profit (501.c3) project.