Art With a Heart Soup Fundraiser Benefits Autauga Interfaith Care Center

Soup, art and competing cooks drew a steady crowd to the Prattville Creative Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, when the Prattauga Art Guild and the Prattville Creative Arts Center staged "Art With a Heart" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event combined a soup luncheon with an art sale and was held to support the Autauga Interfaith Care Center (AICC) food bank.

Prattville’s event listing described the purpose plainly: "Art With A Heart Soup Event 'fun'draiser helps to replenish the shelves of the food bank after the holidays to continue to serve our community." Organizers listed Mynecia Steele as Cultural Arts Manager (mynecia.steele@prattvilleal.gov) and Special Events/Programs Specialist Taylor Rucker with the email taylor.mcallister@prattvilleal.gov, and the Cultural Arts Office provided a contact phone of (334) 595-0850 for additional information.

Local restaurants donated soup and community teams competed for prizes during the luncheon; the city page noted that "Local restaurants donate soup and teams compete for the Golden Bowl and Silver Ladle awards." The art sale ran alongside the tasting, giving patrons the chance to purchase local work while sampling entries from competing teams vying for the Golden Bowl and Silver Ladle.

The direct beneficiary was the AICC food bank; Prattville officials framed the fundraiser as a post-holiday effort to restock pantries so the Autauga Interfaith Care Center can "continue to serve our community." The event page did not list participating restaurant names, team rosters, admission or suggested donation amounts, or whether proceeds were collected as monetary donations, food donations, or both.

Prattauga Art Guild and the Prattville Cultural Arts Office organized the event and encouraged questions through the municipal Cultural Arts Office phone line. For more information, the event notice directed readers: "For more information, contact the Cultural Arts Office at (334) 595-0850.