Soup du Jour fundraiser to feature more than 20 soups

Holy Family Catholic Community’s Soup du Jour fundraiser will be taking place Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Now in its sixth consecutive year with Holy Family, Soup du Jour brings together restaurants from throughout the Fond du Lac area to donate their popular soups for the purpose of raising funds for local non-profits that help those who are struggling in our community. Last year’s event raised more than $6,000.

In 2026, Holy Family seeks to meet this goal once again, with all proceeds benefiting the Holyland Food Pantry and Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Holy Family Conference.

The Holyland Food Pantry provides emergency and supplemental food, referrals, and resources to those in need in the Holyland area, reaching from Fond du Lac to St. Anne and up to Brothertown. The pantry serves about 55-60 families on a monthly basis.

The St. Vincent de Paul – Holy Family Conference helps those who are struggling in our area by providing assistance for rent, food, utilities, water, clothing, furniture, and transportation. In 2025, the organization received 2,500 calls for assistance and served nearly 4,500 people in the area.

“For our neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet, the Holyland Food Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul – Holy Family Conference are lifeline. They can mean the difference between having food on the table or going hungry, and having a place to stay or facing eviction,” Holy Family Catholic Community Director of Human Concerns Erin Cobb said. “As they care for our community, it only feels right that we find ways to support them as a community as well. From the restaurants and groups that contribute soups, to the people who purchase them,

Soup du Jour rallies our community around St. Vincent de Paul and Holyland Food Pantry, and the critical work that they do.”

As of March 3, more than 20 restaurants and groups have committed to participating, including: A & W Restaurant, Ala Roma Pizzeria & Pub, Avenue 795, Blue Line Tavern, Bob’s on the Avenue, Boda’s Restaurant and Catering, Chef Natalie Tomow-Sader of Theo’s sponsored by Cory’s Custom Collison Center, The Diner, Downtown Deli, Market, Cafe sponsored by Elaine Graf, First Weber, Eden Meat Market & Catering, Faro’s Restaurant & Cocktails, Fat Joe’s Burgers and Brew, Friar Tuck’s, Holy Family Associate Pastor Fr. Matthew Kirk, Gilles Frozen Custard, Holy Family Staff, Holy Family Hispanic Ministry, Holy Family Human Concerns Commissions and Pastoral Council, Michael Schaefer, Oasis Family Restaurant, Rolling Meadows Restaurant, The Stretch Restaurant, The Sweet & Salty Pig, Theo’s 24, and Tucker’s Hamburgers.

The menu will include classics like chicken noodle and clam chowder, as well as tasty twists, like lasagna soup, chicken taco soup, loaded baked potato, and stuffed pepper.

“Soup du Jour only succeeds because of the generosity of our local restaurants. Every year, we have more and more restaurants who sign up to donate five gallons of soup, purely to support our local non-profits. It is a testament to the giving nature of Fond du Lac,” Cobb said.

Soups will go on sale at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 21 at Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way. Buyers are asked to come to the south side of church by the canopy entrance, enter the drive-up line, and wait in their cars for volunteers to take and deliver their orders.

All soups will be available on a first come, first served basis for $6 a cup or three cups for $15. Soups go quickly, so it is recommended that those who want to purchase soup don’t wait.

People are invited to follow Holy Family’s social media accounts, Holy Family Catholic Community FDL on Facebook and @hffdl on Instagram, as well as to visit their website, hffdl.org, for the announcement of the menu in the coming weeks.

Any restaurants interested in donating soup to the fundraiser are invited to contact Holy Family Catholic Community at (920) 921-0580.

“Just as a good bowl of soup can lift our spirits when we are sick or sad, it is our hope that Soup du Jour will help to lift the efforts of St. Vincent de Paul – Holy Family Conference and the Holyland Food Pantry to continue to serve our neighbors with kindness, compassion, and care,” Cobb said.