EMPTY BOWLS SOUP SUPPER BENEFIT
The First United Methodist Church of Birmingham invites you to join them for a meal of soup and bread from many of the area’s finest restaurants at their annual “Empty Bowls Soup Supper” on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 from 5 PM to 8 PM. All proceeds from the event will go directly to local food banks, soup kitchens and to support the Art & Soul ministry in Detroit. Tickets are $10 per person or $25 per family.
The Art & Soul community, a ministry for the homeless in Detroit, will provide music and arts for the evening and their hand-painted bowls will be available for purchase. This year, soups and breads will be prepared and donated by the following area restaurants:
• 220 Merrill
• Bastone
• Breadsmith
• Café Muse
• Café Via
• Cameron’s Steak House
• Capital Grill
• Cater 2 U
• Chop Shop
• Dick O’Dow’s
• Flemings Steak House
• Forte
• Great Harvest Bread Company
• Greek Islands
• Krogers
• Lily’s Seafood
• Market Fresh
• McCormicks & Schmick’s
• Mitchells Fish Market
• Peabodys
• Phoenicia
• Plaza Deli (Matt Prentice)
• Red Coat Tavern
• Rugby Grill/Townsend Hotel
• Salvatore Scallopini
• Streetside Seafood
• Sweet Lorraines
• Trader Joes
• Zazios
• Zoup
100% of the proceeds will be used to fight hunger. In previous years, through donations and various fundraisers, the First United Methodist Church of Birmingham has donated approximately $40,000 toward charities that provide food to help fight hunger. Mark your calendars, come for dinner and support a great cause.
For more information contact the church office at 248-646-1200. The church is located at 1589 W. Maple Road (between Southfield and Cranbrook) in Birmingham. www.fumcbirmingham.org
