I hit on a new trend this week and found great results from both trials. With economic pressures abounding from all directions, some businesses are taking a look and their bottom line and stretching it to benefit others in the community - businesses donating a portion of their profits to non-profits.
In Georgetown is Lect's Soup Stop - 5327 Denver Ave S. www.lectssoupstop.com. Every day they make a FABULOUS Country Vegetable soup (fresh chopped, not frozen veggies like okra, carrots, potatoes, celery, peas, etc. and a flavorful, hearty broth) and a special soup of the day, ranging from Clam Chowder to Italian Wedding Soup and many delectable versions in between. Weekly menus come with your lunch and are also avaialble on line to plan according to your cravings. A $5 bill gets you the best deal in the city, a sizeable bowl of soup, served take out with a roll, salt, pepper and butter in a handy carry container, soft drinks are available from coin-op machines on the north side of the building and NEW this week - cheese paninis - had a sample and it was tasty, filling and just grilled to the melt-in-your-mouth stage.
But that is not the best part - proceeds from soup sales benefit local charities serving fellow citizens - through the 7028 Life Enhancement Charitable Trust (there's the LECT), "One of its goals is to provide glasses, hearing aids and dentures to people who would otherwise have to do without. LECT's Soup Stop also donates our soups to the Union Gospel Mission." And the opportunity to donate is right on the counter while you wait for your delectable soup. So, you get served a healthy hearty lunch and humanity gets served with necessities of life. Which brings me to my next discovery - the Humanity Salon in Kent.
The Kent Reporter last week featured the Humanity salon which allows patrons to choose to donate 20% of their service fee to six community partners - Big Brothers/Big Sisters, The Hope Chest, Washington Women's Employment and Education, the Kent Food Bank, World Vision, and Katherine House. Humanity Salon is located at: 109 2nd Ave S., Kent WA 98032 (253) 981-4182, webiste is www.humanitysalons.org And, even better, the haircut I walked out with has generated more compliments from women of all ages and walks of life than anything I've done to my hair for years! So I look better, the food bank benefits from my haircut - the world is a greater place when we all pitch in and help each other.
Give one or both of these businesses a whirl and I'm sure your karma will be as healthy as your appetite and tresses.
Peace and Blessings!
Michelle
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