The 15th Annual Soup Bowl Benefit

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Bloomington Convention Center

This year's Soup Bowl Benefit will again bring together a group of over 30 local artisans contributing hundreds of handmade pottery bowls, two dozen local restaurants providing an extraordinary array of delicious soups, a few local bakers providing hundreds of loaves of bread, great musicians providing musical entertainment, WFIU's Joe Bourne as emcee, and over 600 attendees.

Oliver Wines will be available for purchase by the glass at this year's Soup Bowl. All proceeds will go to the event to benefit Hoosier Hills Food Bank.

Tickets Prices: $25.00 per person, $6.00 for children at the door

Ticket Purchasing Locations: Hoosier Hills Food Bank, all Bloomingfoods locations, and Yarns Unlimited in the Fountain Square Mall

Event Time: 5:00 PM

Event Date: Sunday, February the 15th

Corporate Sponsorship Contribution Form

Corporate Sponsorship Brochure

2008 Soup Bowl raised over $75,000!!

Background: The Soup Bowl Benefit has become a staple event in Bloomington over the past dozen years and has grown to provide the largest contribution to the Food Bank’s annual operating budget. The Food Bank is in a time of great need with hunger on the rise throughout Indiana, as in much of the rest of the country, and resources being stretched thin.

The success of the Soup Bowl Benefit can be credited to the wide participation of the Bloomington arts, business and larger communities: potters donate over 600 handmade bowls each year; over a dozen restaurants donate tasty soup; several bakeries donate hearty bread and cookies; local businesses donate door prizes and cash contributions; musicians donate their time and talents; artists donate decorations; dozens of people donate their time to make the event run smoothly; and over 600 people buy tickets and attend the benefit each year.

Visit www.soupbowl.org for pictures from the 2008 Soup Bowl!

Volunteers are needed to set up and clean up for the event. Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at 334-8374 or volunteer@hhfoodbank.org if interested in volunteering.

Special Thanks to the Soup Bowl Benefit Organizing Committee:

Check out the site below for details on past Soup Bowls:

Soup Bowl Website

Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization and was incorporated in 1982. We can be reached at (812) 334-8374 or hhfb@hhfoodbank.org.