Area soup kitchen to host annual dinner, auction

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GREENFIELD — Tickets are still available for the seventh-annual Leap of Faith dinner and auction, which benefits the Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen.

The Leap of Faith Fundraiser is slated for 5 p.m April 14 at Park Chapel Christian Church, 1176 E. McKenzie Road, Greenfield. Tickets are $40 and include a dinner catered by Grant Ford of BBQ’n Fools and soup kitchen volunteers. Dinner will be followed by a live auction.

The goal for this year’s event is to raise $42,000, which will go toward the $132,000 annual operating costs of the soup kitchen, said executive director Jill Ebbert. Last year, it raised some $39,000, Ebbert said. She hopes to see between 200 and 225 people come to the event this year, she said.

The soup kitchen, which opened its doors in 2009, is dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Butler, a former Greenfield Fire Department chief. The kitchen depends on a small army of volunteers as well as donations of both nonperishable and fresh food from the community.

This year’s auction comprises gifts and experiences with a value of at least $29,000, Ebbert said. These include everything from scented candles and golf-related gift baskets to timeshare vacation packages.

Tickets for the Leap of Faith Fundraiser to benefit the Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen are $40 and can be purchased at the soup kitchen, 202 E. Main St., or through PayPal at the website, kbmsk.org.

If using the online option, select the donation as being for the Leap of Faith dinner. Reserve tables are also still available.