Get Ready for Grandmont Rosedale SOUP

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA & WIN UP TO $700 TO MAKE IT HAPPENEver wish you had a few hundred dollars to fund a good idea? The Grandmont Rosedale SOUP Committee (in partnership with Detroit SOUP) is currently accepting proposals to enter into a fundraising contest on July 21, 2013 at 19120 Grand River Ave.Anything goes! Project ideas can range from beautification projects to spaying stray cats to enhancing your business! Proposals should include (1) contact information, (2) project name and summary, (3) why your project matters to the Grandmont Rosedale community, (4) how you will use SOUP funding (around $400-$700) towards the realization of your project and (5) what the time frame is for your project and how you could share its progress/completion at an upcoming SOUP event. Submit proposals by 7/14/13 by visiting detroitsoup.com/submit or dropping off a hard copy at Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation (19800 Grand River Ave). Up to four proposals will be selected and invited to present their ideas in the SOUP contest on July 21.VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE PROJECTJoin us on Sunday, July 21, at 19120 Grand River Ave. For $5 you get soup, salad and a vote for your favorite project (the winner receives the entrance fees). Doors at 4 pm, proposals at 5 pm, dinner at 6 pm, winner announced by 7 pm.Grandmont Rosedale SOUP is the latest in a series of neighborhood-based spin-offs from Detroit SOUP.  Detroit SOUP has been featured on the NBC Nightly Newshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/detroit-soup-nbc-nightly-newsn2402302.htmlAnd was recently honored by the White Househttp://www.freep.com/article/20130604/NEWS05/306040075/White-House-Detroit-Soup-Amy-KaherlFor more information, contact Detroit SOUP Program Manager Sarah Craft at 313-530-3067 or grandmontrosedale@detroitsoup.com.