Congratulations to three local restaurants who were the top vote-getters in our 2021 Bowls of Hope Soup Fundraiser, receiving the largest number of votes for “favorite soup” in on-line voting that concluded on May 31. And the winners are — Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar, Sana & Sadia’s Mediterranean Cafe, and Towne & Country Cafe.
ACS presented Bowls of Hope “Golden Spoon Award” certificates to representatives from each of the restaurants on Monday, June 14. The winning restaurants were the top 3 vote-getters out of 15 restaurants that participated in this year’s Bowls of Hope Super Soup Coupon Card fundraiser. The Coupon Cards were sold for $20 each in February and March and purchasers could use the Coupon Card to receive a free cup of soup for a minimum purchase from February 1 through May 31, 2021 and then vote for the restaurant that served their favorite soup.
Amanda Wyzen-Gregory accepted the award on behalf of Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point from Carole Karabashian, the ACS Development and Communications Director. Amanda, who is the manager of Gregory’s and an ACS parent, was joined in the photo by her daughter, Sadie, an ACS 1st grader. Gregory’s offered a complimentary cup of its “Soup of the Day” on the Coupon Card.
At Sana & Sadia’s Mediterranean Cafe in Egg Harbor Township, ACS presented the award to chef Sana Nammour, and her husband and owner, Jacob Nammour. The restaurant offered its signature “Chicken Tortellini Soup” to Bowls of Hope Coupon Card holders.
Towne & Country Cafe owner Steve Thomas received the award for his restaurant, located in Egg Harbor Township, that offered Coupon Card holders a complimentary cup of its “Soup of the Day.” Thomas is an ACS alumni parent and his restaurant provides the school lunches at ACS.
Thank you to our winning restaurants and the 12 other restaurants who participated in this year’s fundraiser. The proceeds from the sale of the Coupon Cards and support from sponsors raised over $9,300 that benefited ACS and the Community FoodBank of South Jersey. The 15 Bowls of Hope participating restaurants were: Barrels; Bahay Kubo; Gaspare’s Italian Bistro; Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar; La Cucina Ristorante; Linwood Country Club; Maurizio’s Express EHT; Ocean City Cafe; Sana & Sadia’s Cafe; Stir It Up; Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall; The Spot; Towne & Country Cafe; Velo Cafe, and Windjammer Diner.
