Come for the soup, stay for the community

The last Souper Simple community dinner for the year saw a large crowd gathering at the Noah Sheldon Photography studio in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center to enjoy delicious soups and good company. A squash surprise soup materialized last minute, courtesy of Burl restaurant in North Evanston. All proceeds from the dinner, cash donations and in-kind donations went to Evanston Community Fridges, a community-run mutual aid network to expand community care through access to free food, via six community fridges found throughout Evanston. Souper Simple is taking a break in December and will resume with the next dinner in January 2027. More information is available here. Souper Simple Community Dinner at Noah Sheldon Photography s studio at Noyes Cultural Arts Center. Credit: Joerg Metzner Helen Kelly (left) and Deanna Lesht, with the Evanston Community Fridges Steering Committee. Credit: Joerg Metzner In-kind donations for Evanston Community Fridges in front of Noah Sheldon P