By David F. Rooney There are few secrets in a small town and Revelstoke is no exception to that rule. However, some things are not as well known as they deserve to be… things like the Soup and a Smile program offered every Monday in the basement of the United Church. For a donation (Please make it generous!) you get a bowl of terrific soup, a bun, juice or water, a dessert and coffee or tea between 11:30 am and 1 pm. The program runs from the Monday after Thanksgiving until the Monday before Victoria Day and is a regular stop for cognoscenti of all kinds, including seniors, other residents and smart visitors. The program was shut down for two weeks over Christmas and New Year’s but resumed on Monday, January 5. Here are a few photos from the program that I hope you’ll enjoy: Soup and a Smile was the place to be on a snowy Monday morning. Not only did you get, as Judy Vigue (left) did, soup from Beth Campbell and a bun from Karen Pulver but you had a choice of vegetarian or, in Judy’s case, Albert Van Goor’s terrific Tuscan Ham and Bean. David F. Rooney photo Beth ladles up a bowl of hearty Tuscan ham and bean soup. David F. Rooney photo Given the fact that you had a choice of soups, many people such as Bonnie Teed (left) opted to taste the different soups on offer before selecting their main event. David F. Rooney photo Meals at the Monday morning program are always by donation. Soup and a Smile meals are delicious, affordable and enjoy a the patronage of seniors and other residents as well as frequent visitors to Revelstoke who know a good thing when they taste it. David F. Rooney photo In any kitchen there is someone tasked with the humble chore of cleaning up. In this Monday’s case it was cheerful and witty Glenn McTaggert. David F. Rooney photo Judy so enjoyed her meal she performed an impromptu piano concert for other people enjoying their soup. That surely put a smile on their faces. I know it put a smile on mine. David F. Rooney photo Blessed are the soup makers… These thoughts put on paper by a United Church Sunday School student says something about the dedication of the men and women who volunteer to make the Soup and a Smile program happen every Monday between 11:30 am and 1 pm. David F. Rooney photo
