Every year between November 1st and December 31st, Gowrie Group, a prominent specialty insurance agency, challenges their local community of businesses and friends to team together to raise money to benefit The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries (SSKP). This year, Gowrie Group has set an ambitious goal of raising $175,000 for the SSKP through their annual challenge. Since the Gowrie Challenge began 15 years ago, this effort has raised more than $1,650,000 to benefit the SSKP. Donations can be made online https://donatenow.networkforgood.org (designate “Gowrie Challenge”), or by mail to The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries, Attn: Gowrie Group Challenge, P.O. Box 804, Essex, CT, 06426.

Ways You Can Help Support the 2019 Gowrie Challenge to Benefit the SSKP:

  1. Donate to the Gowrie Annual Challenge: Donations can be made online at SSKP.org (designate “Gowrie Challenge”), or by mail to The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries, Attn: Gowrie Group Challenge, P.O. Box 804, Essex, CT, 06426.
  2. Attend the Black Friday Benefit Concert at The Kate: Friday, November 29 at 8pm at The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. Tickets are $25** and are available online at www.thekate.org, or by calling the Box Office at 860.510.0453. (Proceeds are matched and benefit the Gowrie Challenge).
  3. Attend the Dancing to End Hunger Performance:
    “Ahavah: Story of Christmas,” Dec 7 and 8 at The Morgan School in Clinton. (Proceeds are matched and benefit the Gowrie Challenge).■