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04/22/2015 03:52 PM

Gowrie Group Supports Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries


Members of the Gowrie Group team serving lunch at the Old Saybrook Soup Kitchen meal site location (left to right): Andrew Faria, Kiley Prime, Kristen Lincoln, Gayle Capezzone, Lindas Dillon, Barbara Minges, Nancy Sprigg, Denece Herrera, Nancy Young, and Rod Clingman.

More than 425 local businesses and individuals recently came together and donated $137,747 to benefit the Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries (SSKP) through the Gowrie Group Challenge. Not only did the challenge surpass the declared goal of raising $125,000, but more donors than ever before participated in the challenge, as well.

To launch this annual challenge, Gowrie Group announced a $25,000 dollar-for-dollar matching donation to SSKP. LC Doane Company, the Safety Zone, Tower Labs, Andre Prost, and All Waste each stepped up to be partner sponsors and provided an additional $22,500 in matching funds. Two special community events also benefited the Gowrie Challenge this year: a benefit concert at Old Saybrook’s Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center and the Ahavah ballet by the Christian Academy of Dance.