ROCK FALLS – A teacher at Rock Falls High School wants to change her community over a bowl of soup.

Heather Shore, an art teacher and the yearbook adviser, is organizing the first-ever soup group on March 10, to raise money not only for the yearbook, but also for a deserving community project.

The local event is part of a national movement based on a simple recipe: People come together to eat soup. They listen to a few proposals about how local groups might use a portion of the proceeds from the event for a worthwhile project, then vote on the project most deserving of the funds. The top vote-getting group leaves with a little cash, and the people leave full and fulfilled.