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Edgweood students Roger Baldwin, Sinead Donnelly, and Kira Turlington moderate the soup station.
Part way through Election Day, the white bean chili and Georgia-Hot, shrimp & rice soup were battling for first place in the hotly contested election for top parent-baked soup.
That tally came from volunteers running one of — count ‘em — two tables overflowing with treats for sale outside the polls at the Ward 25 polling place at Edgewood School.
Ward 25 always ranks at or near the top for highest voter turnout on Election Day.
Meanwhile, the school’s Parent Teacher Organization puts together what has to rank as the most bountiful and delicious-smelling fundraising bake sale.
Candidates come and go from year to year. The Edgewood PTO keeps returning to the polls — stronger than ever.
This year over 100 school parents baked breads and muffins and cupcakes and cooked soups and other treats, according to Edgewood parent liaison Jennifer Rawlings, who has worked on this event for years.
“They’re still going to work, but they’re dropping off their soups and baked goods,” Rawlings said.
She estimated that the event usually raised $1,500 to $1,800 for the PTO each year. Two dozen volunteers, parents and students alike, worked the tables.
Even before lunch time, the soups, homemade corn bread, and donated Chabaso loaves were selling well. Following behind the white bean chili and Georgia-Hot soup were, among others, East African sweet pea soup and vegan escarole and bean.
And let’s not even mention the bagels, brownies, cupcakes, and cookies at the table closer to the actual polls. Let’s just say that the positive bipartisan votes poured in.
