Auxiliary member and event committee chair Crystal Henshaw said the cook-off raised $1,250, breaking last year's record of $1,000.
"This is our ninth year, and
every year we've done just a little bit better each time," she told the
newspaper. "Overall I think that it just shows to be a successful event if
we are doing better each year."
The event has raised money for a
number of causes, such as Relay for Life, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and
the family of the late U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zach Smith. The funds this year
benefit the Hornell Area Concern for Youth, an agency that provides free
prevention, education and counseling programs for western Steuben County youths
from ages 8 to19.
The agency and Arkport Legion Post
1248 teamed up with eight Alfred State College students for this year's event,
the paper reported. John Albrecht, a senior human services management major at
the college and an intern with the agency, said the cook-off included 27 soup
varieties, ranging from New England clam chowder to Reuben.
