"It's amazing what soup can do," say the good folks at Campbell's Soup.The catchy phrase will ring true at the 23rd annual "Soup Sunday" at FedExForum from 11am to 2pm on Sunday, February 19th. The event will unite generous, big-hearted Mid-Southerners with hearty soups, gumbos and other delicacies from many of Memphis' leading restaurants. The end result will be a splendid fund raiser for the mentoring program at Youth Villages, one of America's leading service agencies in the care of young people.  Specifically, the monies raised by Soup Sunday will help ensure that children in Foster Care receive mentoring from adults who volunteer through Youth Villages. The funds will pay for training volunteer mentors, some group activities, and other costs associated with the program. Soup Sunday raised $45,000 last year through the admission price of $20 for adults and $10 for children paid at the door.

Despite reporting Mid-South restaurants' health inspection scores every Thursday on Andy's Restaurant Scorecard, I continue to meet viewers who don't know restaurants are required to post those scores, whether it's Tennessee, Mississippi or Arkansas.

Establishments must post those scores someplace where customers can see them:  the entrance, cash register, bar, etc.

If they don't, it's a health code violation. 

Mississippi's health department uses a letter-grade system:  A, B, C. No failures. They are white reports with large, green grades. Restaurants typically frame them for public inspection.

The restaurant inspectors of the Arkansas Department of Health don't employ a grading system at all. They just list the violations.

Join Bellevue Baptist Church Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., to enjoy a creative and fun conference that will ignite the passion in your marriage—creating a Cross-centered marriage.

Speakers Joe White, Ted Cunningham, and Steve and Donna Gaines will help couples discover marital intimacy and open new doors through the power of the cross.

Soul Mate Live is partnering with Passionate Love Conferences to help couples:

    -Discover a deeper and more fulfilling relationship
    -Find hope for the future of their marriage
    -Begin the legacy of a passionate, loving commitment

Cost is $15 per person or $25 per couple.  Childcare for birth-5th grade will be available for $10 for one child or $15 for two or more children. You will receive instructions for registering for childcare in the confirmation e-mail you receive after you register.

Register online now at bellevue.org