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The names of the dishes sounded more like main dishes than soups.
The soups at Battle of the Chefs Saturday included such tongue tempters as cheeseburger soup, lasagna soup and triple-stuffed pepper.
Entrance into the event was a donation to the Omega Project, which has four houses around McPherson to help people who are trying to recover from difficult lives.
The event raised $2,500, said David Case, organizer of the event.
Jaiden Roff, 9, came to the event with her friend Loren Potter, 8, and Loren’s mother.
Loren smiled a big chocolaty grin as she devoured a large piece of chocolate cake.
Roff said she had a difficult time deciding which soup to choose.
“I am so happy we can raise money,” she said.
She was asked if she knew what the event was raising money for.
“It is to help people who have hard times and stuff,” she said.
Lisa Bogart and Daniel Bishop, of Montana Mike’s and Holiday Manor Convention Center, were serving potato soup as a part of the event.
Bogart said she wished to volunteer because her parents were alcohol counselors.
“I know people can run into hard times in life,” she said. “They deserve a second chance.”
MCDS got its whole organization involved in the event. Staff had a soup-off. The best soup, a French onion, was chosen to represent the organization at the Battle of the Chefs.
The judges, who included Mayor Tom Brown; Becky Goss, president of the McPherson County Community Foundation; McPherson Fire Chief Jeff Deal; Brenda Sales, president of the United Way; and McPherson Police Chief Robert McClarty, chose the First New Life Four Square’s potato soup with garnish as the overall battle winner.
As people entered the event, they were given beans to vote for their favorite soup. Countryside Covenant Church’s cheeseburger soup was chosen as the People’s Choice Winner.
The names of the dishes sounded more like main dishes than soups.
The soups at Battle of the Chefs Saturday included such tongue tempters as cheeseburger soup, lasagna soup and triple-stuffed pepper.
Entrance into the event was a donation to the Omega Project, which has four houses around McPherson to help people who are trying to recover from difficult lives.
The event raised $2,500, said David Case, organizer of the event.
Jaiden Roff, 9, came to the event with her friend Loren Potter, 8, and Loren’s mother.
Loren smiled a big chocolaty grin as she devoured a large piece of chocolate cake.
Roff said she had a difficult time deciding which soup to choose.
“I am so happy we can raise money,” she said.
She was asked if she knew what the event was raising money for.
“It is to help people who have hard times and stuff,” she said.
Lisa Bogart and Daniel Bishop, of Montana Mike’s and Holiday Manor Convention Center, were serving potato soup as a part of the event.
Bogart said she wished to volunteer because her parents were alcohol counselors.
“I know people can run into hard times in life,” she said. “They deserve a second chance.”
MCDS got its whole organization involved in the event. Staff had a soup-off. The best soup, a French onion, was chosen to represent the organization at the Battle of the Chefs.
The judges, who included Mayor Tom Brown; Becky Goss, president of the McPherson County Community Foundation; McPherson Fire Chief Jeff Deal; Brenda Sales, president of the United Way; and McPherson Police Chief Robert McClarty, chose the First New Life Four Square’s potato soup with garnish as the overall battle winner.
As people entered the event, they were given beans to vote for their favorite soup. Countryside Covenant Church’s cheeseburger soup was chosen as the People’s Choice Winner.
