Motown Soup is Good for the Community

Sometimes all it takes is one good idea to inspire a vigorous campaign in favor of a good cause. In 2004, Dan Karlin was Director of Social Ministries at Trinity Lutheran Church in Utica and came up with one such idea. Karlin had a heart for those who were disadvantaged and thought that if a food product could be produced and sold at local craft shows and markets, perhaps the profits could go to help the homeless and hungry. Karlin decided soup mixes could be a popular item to sell and set about recruiting partners to make his idea a reality. What followed was nearly a year of experimenting in...