As they have for many years, the Port Allegany United Methodist Church is collecting cans of soup and boxes of crackers as well as monetary donations as part of the Souper Bowl of Caring.   

Stop by the Port Allegany Shop n Save Friday after school until 6 p.m. or Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. to make your donations. The food and cash donations will be given to PACS (Port Allegany Community Services).   

    The Souper Bowl of Caring collection at UMC is under the direction of Patty Fabish.   The Souper Bowl of Caring is a national movement across the nation working together to fight hunger and poverty in their communities around the time of the Super Bowl football game.  

The Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990 with a simple prayer said by Reverend Brad Smith at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina: Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without even a bowl of soup to eat.