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Toledo SOUP is Coconuts
for Community Improvement!
Summer luau event will raise funds for local projects
Area leaders, visionaries and
community members will come together to fund local change at
Toledo SOUP’s Summer Luau on Sunday, June 22, 2014.
The event will take place at the
Madison Avenue Collective, located at 1600 Madison Ave. 2nd
Floor in Toledo, from 5-8 pm. |
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The attendance fee/donation is $5 for adults and $1 for
children 12 and under. Each guest will receive one vote for
their favorite community initiative, as well as a
complimentary meal of soup, salad and bread from area chefs,
including Andrew Ruiz from the Toledo Museum of Art.
Proposals for this season’s
grant that were evaluated by a panel of judges featuring:
• Bob Meeker - financial advisor at Edward Jones and board
member of the Libbey House Foundation, Arts Commission of
Greater Toledo, Red Cross of Greater Toledo and Anne Grady
Services
• Peter Ujvagi - county administrator and chief of public
policy and Legislative Affairs for Lucas County and board
member of the Hungarian Club of Greater Toledo
• Lisa Lawrence - operations coordinator at Local Initiative
Support Corporation
• Kimberly Cutcher - deputy director of Local Initiatives
Support Corporation
• Paula Hicks-Hudson - Toledo city council president and
attorney
Judges selected the following
proposals to be presented at the Toledo SOUP event.
• Jean Schoen: Someone I Know
Has Cancer
Her team wrote and illustrated a book for young children
that explains cancer and the treatment process in terms the
kids can understand. They’ve also developed a coordinating
education program, and are looking for funding to visit
local schools, Scout troops and cancer centers.
• Sonya Williams & Brandy
Fuller: FDCA Late Night Basketball
This program is offered to Toledo young adults aged 16-28.
It provides a safe, positive outlet for inner-city youth and
encourages teamwork, acceptance, self-confidence and
respect. They’re seeking funding for equipment and supplies.
• Viviana Esquivel: East Side
Art Studio
This project will provide exciting art experiences to
children at an East Toledo child care center. Kids will
explore the work of great artists and create their own art
using various media and techniques. The summer-long program
will culminate with a gallery show open to parents and the
public. They’re seeking funding for art supplies.
Each attendee will get to vote
for their favorite proposal, and the winning presenter will
be awarded all the funds raised during the evening’s event,
typically around $500.
Past Toledo SOUP events have
benefited Glass City Goat Girls - building a fence for their
urban goat farm; New Life Urban Agriculture - growing local
mushrooms for area consumers and businesses; Art of Hope -
helping women transition out of human trafficking and away
from domestic violence; Art Around - providing creative and
educational art activities for area youth; and Glass City
Pedicabs - Toledo’s first 100% green transportation company.
About Toledo SOUP
Toledo SOUP is a crowd-funding opportunity for community
members to contribute or enact small-dollar projects that
positively impact the Toledo-area community.
How SOUP! works:
1. Put $5 in a basket.
2. Eat soup.
3. Listen to proposals while you eat soup.
4. Vote on the proposals you listened to while eating soup.
5. Top vote-getter leaves with everyone's $5 contribution to
the basket.
For more information, visit us
online at ToledoSOUP.com.
Copyright © 2014 Toledo SOUP, All rights reserved.
Put Your Proposals To The Test
If I could do/have/see/create/change ________________ in
Toledo it would be...
Toledo SOUP can help make your community-minded dream come
true. If you have a project that needs funding ($500-$1000)
to become a reality, a Toledo SOUP micro-grant could help.
We welcome anyone living or working in northwest Ohio to
submit a proposal.
It's time to stop thinking about making a difference, and
put your ideas onto (virtual) paper. We're talking to you
small business owners. And you, non-profit directors. And
we'd love to hear from all of those talented high school and
college students with dreams and goals for Toledo, too.
Artists, musicians, activists, teachers, coaches, friends,
neighbors, we know you all have ideas worth sharing, and
possibly funding as well. That's why Toledo SOUP proposals
are open to anyone in the community,
Toledo SOUP welcomes every type of idea, whether it's
creative and artistic or serves an overlooked need in our
community. Proposals from new and long-time supporters of
Toledo SOUP will be accepted, so feel free to submit new
initiatives. Or, if you have submitted an idea in the past
but did not get asked to present, feel free to make any
changes to your earlier proposal and re-submit.
If you have any questions about writing or submitting a
proposal, just contact us at
toledosoup@gmail.com. |
