Music, food highlight benefit

They had plenty of food for all, a good crowd, a band that included prominent pastors, and pies that were raffled off for more than $100 each.

It was the benefit dinner Saturday night at the Duck Inn for Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen.

A good crowd was on hand for the dinner.

Pastor Tim Zerger, organizer of Saturday's event, said he wanted to raise awareness of the soup kitchen as well as raising funds.

Along those lines, he invited participants to stop in at Feed My Sheep at noon, any day, Monday through Saturday to partake in lunch.

That way he said, people could see the people who benefit from the donations.

Last year, more than 15,000 meals were served to people who need them, he said.

Feed My Sheep is staffed largely by volunteers who donate time one day a week or more to prepare the food, serve the meals and clean up the facility at 611 2nd St.