The first SOUP event that I photographed was last fall, the end of October to be exact. That Sunday, and that SOUP, wrapped up a weekend of photography that included Highball Halloween (shout out to Shiree, and all her badassery), Making Strides Against Breast Cancer for the ACS, a wedding (in Cincinnati), and doing the food for another photographer’s photo shoot.
It was driving home from doing the food that Liz and I connected via phone, both of us juggling about four more balls in the air than we should have, and somewhere in there, above and beyond our crazy juggling acts, we clicked.
I photographed my first SOUP that night, and a new collaboration was born.
Columbus SOUP | Photographing the Green Spoon Army
So, those balancing and juggling acts that I mentioned, clearly I need to pull a couple of those bad boys back in, as it’s now August and I’m (finally) getting to blogging the SOUP events that I’ve since photographed.
#adultingSpring
Getting Sloshed for SOUP
Aside from each seasonal SOUP, this year, for Liz’s birthday, everyone headed to Landgrant Brewing to get sloshed for SOUP.
Yup. You read that right.
Sloshed for SOUP. The community came together to hang out, have fantastic OH! Burgers, drink
Changing How Columbus Thinks About Philanthropy
We live in a city that embraces good ideas, and Columbus SOUP provides a platform to share those ideas at the ground level and make connections that matter. Through quarterly community events, local organizations gain needed funding by presenting their ideas for creating positive change in our city. Attendees at our events pay a $7 minimum donation for dinner and a vote. Cash donations are combined to create a micro-grant, and everyone at the event votes for which of the projects wins the grant.
Columbussoup.org
Call it a kickstarter, call it crowdfunding, call it a giving circle—we call it Columbus SOUP.
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