At the Park

Soup and Salad Luncheon

JoceLynn McFarland, Staff Writer

October 14, 2024

Official poster for the luncheon. courtesy of Crittenton Services

Crittenton Services are offering a Soup and Salad Luncheon with a donation of $15 where you can try out different soups by Ohio Valley’s best chefs! The donations go to local causes for mental health services, residential care, and trauma-informed educational services. This event is Wednesday, November 6, at the American Legion Post 1.

“The event started out with our junior board group who has a card party/luncheon as a fundraiser to support Crittenton. Over the years, the group no longer operated and the agency took it over. They morphed the fundraiser into a luncheon where the local chefs and restaurants donate soup, salad, desserts, and bread for the larger community in support of mental health,” said Jasmin Ilover, the director of business and marketing at Crittenton Services.

This event is important to our community and is a great help to mental healthcare.

“This event helps our agency to raise money to provide mental and behavioral health services to individuals and families across West Virginia. We fundraise approximately $7,000, and we use those funds to support our residential, community-counseling, and educational programming,” said Ilover.

The luncheon is always a great turn out with usually around 300 people attending.

“I am proud to work for an organization that annually focuses on the mental health needs of our clients and residents. It is a delicious way to remind ourselves that mental healthcare matters,” said community liaison Rachael Valentine.

The Soup and Salad Luncheon has been a fundraiser at Crittenton since at least 2003 and has been a great help for our community. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.crittentonwv.org/soupandsaladluncheon.

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JoceLynn McFarland, Staff Writer

JoceLynn McFarland is a staff writer at the Park Press, and this is her second year working in the newspaper as a junior. JoceLynn has written numerous articles about the importance of mental health awareness. She enjoys writing articles that have great importance and should be talked about. Call, text, or chat: 1-844-HELP4WV or www.help4wv.com if you or anyone you know is struggling. You are not alone. Outside of the Park Press, JoceLynn is a decade-long Swiftie whose favorite eras include 1989, Reputation, and Folklore. The lyric "Past me, I wanna tell you not to get lost in these petty things, your nemeses will defeat themselves before they get the chance to swing," from "long story short" is her favorite.