April is Here!!!

What a beautiful day! The sun was gorgeous and the temperatures warmed up in the afternoon.

A little bit of a glitch happened as for the room that is used for Soup's On! I came in and unlocked the door and staring back at me were a dozen or so people! Shocked, I asked them when they were in until, and they said "All day." Agh!!! I went to see my boss and he suggested other rooms that weren't available until 11:30 or so, which would have been no good. Then we talked about the "kitchen" area in the old senior centre. I wasn't too pleased because it is very squishy in there, but I said it would do.

As it turned out, it was VERY squishy, BUT because it has a stove and a sink area, it was awesome! We didn't have to treck back and forth to the kitchen and could heat up the soup right then and there! That is also where the bowls, plates and cutlery come from, so it made that part really easy, too! What a blessing! Thank you, GOD!

My co-worker, Nonni, came by with a crock pot of Ham and Pea with Mint soup. It was cold and was in the middle of making some Chicken Rice soup, so I suggested we put the "crock" part on the element so the soup would warm up. It sits in the heat of the crock pot, so it should be okay, right? WRONG!!!! Oh man. I felt SO terrible. It cracked the bottom of the crock. BAH. Poor Nonni. It was her mom's (who passed away last year). AND it was HUGE!!! About 6 to 8 litres I would think. Anyone have an extra-large crock pot that they aren't using anymore? :(

Approximately 29 people bought soup and 4 under poverty level people came out today. $85.50 (give or take $5 - I think some was from the petty cash but I forgot to write down how much I took...) was taken in today.

The soups I had made were: Chicken Rice, Broccoli Parmesan, and Vegan/Gluten Free Cabbage with Vegetables. We had Nonni's Ham and Pea with Mint and Rie's Dutch Vegetable with Noodles and Meatballs as well.

4 more Soup's On! and we are done for the season!