From Vero Beach 32963
For the first time in the 16-year history of the Soup Bowl benefit for the Samaritan Center for Homeless Families, Indian River Shores will have a site to gather at midday Thursday.
The Soup Bowl will be staged from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today. A $5 donation is asked in exchange for soup and bread. Bowls made by volunteers at the Vero Beach Museum of Art will be on sale as well to benefit the cause, as well as raffle tickets for a tureen made by instructors there. Shores town manager Robert Bradshaw donated the use of the newly refurbished community center of Town Hall for the event, and the Rotary Club Oceanside chapter agreed to stage it.
“We don’t’ have a big enough staff to staff it, but the least we could do is donate the space,” said Bradshaw
Rotary Oceanside president Karl Steene gladly grabbed the ladle handed off by Bradshaw, calling up his members in the newly chartered club and recruiting volunteers.
Four key players on the Rotary team are coming up with 20 gallons of soup to serve.
Tammy Adams is making five gallons of her mother’s vegetable beef soup, made with leftover pot roast, added vegetables and an extra sloshing of red wine. “My mother used to eat it with peanut butter on crackers,” she said. “My sisters and I are fighting over the pot she uses for the roast, because no matter what we do, none of us can duplicate it.”
Meanwhile, Maureen Ladaviz, longtime owner of Central Window on U.S. 1, is making a chicken and white bean soup and watching the community’s collective waistline at the same time. The recipe, based on a Weight Watcher’s cookbook, includes carefully skimming a homemade stock of all traces of fat, breaking up pieces of chicken and adding white beans for fiber, and fresh carrots and onions that she has roasted separately for added sweetness and flavor.
Figuring out a way to manage enough to fill up a five-gallon bucket has been the daunting part, she said.
“Frankly, I’ve never made five gallons of soup before. There’s a certain amount of winging it going on here,” Ladaviz said.
She’s already made three gallons of the soup, enhanced with a special seasoning she buys at the beachside Farmer’s Market. It has been safely socked away in the freezer.
“The smell was incredible,” she said lovingly. “Normally we would have eaten it all by now, but I’ve said, No, we’ve got to stockpile.”
“This is a phenomenal opportunity for there to be community-building here in Indian River Shores,” said resident Kristin Ashcroft. “I’m blown away by that.”
Locations serving soup:
Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Barker Electric, Air-Conditioning & Heating: 1936 Commerce Avenue
Christ-By-The-Sea United Methodist Church: 3755 State Road A-1-A
Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt Realtors: 3465 Ocean Drive
Community Church: 1901 23rd street
First Presbyterian Church: 520 Royal Palm Boulevard
First United Methodist: 1750 20th Street
Healthsouth Treasure Coast Rehabilitation Hospital :1600 37th Street
Holy Cross Catholic: 500 Iris Lane
Indian River Shores Community Center: 6001 N Highway A-1-A
Living Lord Lutheran Church: 2725 58th Avenue
National City Miracle Mile: 655 21st Street
Our Savior Lutheran Church: 1850 6th Avenue
Regency Park: 910 Regency Square ( 41st Street & I. R. Blvd.)
Rosemary’s Café: at the County Administration Bldg A
Samaritan Center: 3650 41st Street
Schlitt Insurance: 1717 Indian River Boulevard
Sebastian River Medical Center: 13695 U.S. 1
St. Helen Catholic Church: North Room – 2025 20th Avenue
St. Sebastian Catholic Church: 13075 U.S. 1 – Parish Center
Sun Up of Indian River: 2455 5th Street SW.
Tea & Chi: 2044 14th Avenue
Temple Beth Shalom: 365 43rd Avenue
The Lakes at Pointe West: 7955 16th Manor
Total Health of Vero Beach: 1965 14th Avenue
United Way: 1836 14th Avenue
Unity Center: 950 43rd Avenue
Vero Beach Police Dept.: 1055 20th Street
Weichert Realtor – Hallmark Properties: 1630 Club Drive
Dinner 4:30 – 6:30 p. m.
First Baptist Church: 2206 16th Avenue
First United Methodist: 1750 20th Street
Sebastian River Medical Center: 13695 U.S. 1
Soups donated by:
1901 Restaurant
2002 Diner
Avanzare
Amalfi Grill
Barefoot Cafe
Bella Napoli
Bent Pine Club
Blessing’s Bistro
Bobby’s
Bono’s
Carabba’s
Catering by Adrienne Drew
Chef Joe at Quail Valley Club
Chelsea’s on Cardinal
C.J. Cannon’s
Country Ham N’ Egg
Craving’s
Crisper’s
Culinary Capers
Disney Resort
Dockside Grille
Dodgertown
Felix’s Place
Grand Harbor Club
Italian Grill
Italian Kitchen
Kelly’s Irish Pub
Lakes at Pointe West
Lemon Tree
Lobster Shanty
Maison Martinique at the
Carribean Court Hotel
Moorings Club
Mrs. Mac’s Fillin’ Station
Mulligan’s
Nino’s
Ocean Grill
Old Towne Cafe
Panera Bread
Patti’s Bistro
Pearl
Pomodoro Grill
Quilted Giraffe
Red Onion Eatery
Red Rooster Cafe
Rosemary’s Cafe
Ruby Tuesday
Scampi Grill
Southern Comfort
Stella’s Italian Bistro
Sweet Buffet
The French Quarter
The Tides
Ti Amo Sempre
TomKat’s Downtown Eatery
TooJay’s Gourmet Deli
Undertow
Vero Beach Yacht Club
