Florissant Grange is holding a Souper Supper event in hopes of raising funds for a new furnace in the grange hall. The estimated cost is $10,000.

The grange has been located in the former Florissant School since 1960 and has become a venue for a variety of events and community fellowship. Every Thursday is their potluck dinner and music. To attend, you just need to bring a dish to pass, or you can just make a donation. While you eat, the band provides music, and they encourage dancing.

They also hold a variety of craft classes including the Florissant Grange Quilters who meet every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Newcomers are always welcome, and the goal is to make beautiful quilts that are given to local veterans as part of the national Quilts of Valor guild.

During the Souper Supper, there will be several quilts on display, and you can bid on one or more of these beautiful quilts. The quilt show will continue until May.

The Florissant Gallery and Gift Shop at the grange is open Mondays and Wednesdays 9 a.m. to noon and Friday and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Souper Supper is Friday, March 28 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. There will be around ten soups and chilis to choose from and to compliment the soups and chilis will be salad and dinner rolls, drink and cookies all for a suggested donation of $10. You can either dine in or take out. Drive-through is available by reservation only by calling 719-510-2325.

“So don’t cook on Friday night, come home from work, stop at the Grange and pick up a great meal, or come on in, and join us for a sit-down dinner and see the beautiful quilts during our quilt show,” said Renee Caldwell of the grange.

The Florissant Grange is located at the corner of CR 31 and Wildhorn Road in Florissant just east of Ace Hardware.