Sauce Boss' Planet Gumbo Shelter Show Programs 

Sauce Boss donates his time to cook and perform for free at shelters, disaster areas, and soup kitchens throughout the US to bring joy and hope--and a good bowl of gumbo. Here's a list of where we've been since 2003.  Planet Gumbo really appreciates your donations to to help cover our costs. If you would like to donate gumbo ingredients, hotel rooms, or a sound system for a show at a shelter or soup kitchen in your area, or possibly help serve the gumbo,
please email info@planetgumbo.org.  THANKS!

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2023
July - Ottawa, Canada - Ottawa Mission - Served 300
September - Steinhatchee, FL after Hurricane Idalia - Fiddlers Restaurant - Served 250 

2022
July - Charleston SC - Navigation Center - Served 80
July - Pittsburgh PA - Jubilee Kitchen - Served 50
July - Buffalo NY - Friends of Night Kitchen - Served 100
August - St Augustine FL - St Francis House and Downtown Served 60
October - Fort Myers, FL - Harlem Heights Community Center post-Hurricane Ian Served 400

2021
June - Lake Worth, Florida - Roy Foster's - Served 25
December - Tallahassee, FL - Hope Community - Served 30
December - Daytona Beach FL - Halifax Urban Mission - Served 40

2020 - No shelter shows due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2019
January - Daytona Beach, FL - Halifax Urban Ministries - Served 60
February - Mexico Beach FL - Ground Zero White Tent for Hurricane Michael recovery - Served 30
February - St Petersburg FL - Pinellas Hope - Served 160
March - Mexico Beach FL - Ground Zero White Tent for Hurricane Michael recovery - Served 120
May - Hickory NC - Hickory Soup Kitchen - Served 175
November - St. Augustine FL - St Francis House - Served 50
​​​​​​December - Lexington KY - Catholic Action Center - Served 140

2018
June - New York, NY - Grand Central Neighborhood Served 80

2017
March - Clearwater, FL - Pinellas Hope - Served 25
March - St Augustine, FL - St Francis Soup Kitchen - Served 100
May - Tallahassee, FL - Hope Community Family Shelter -Served 50
June - Salt Lake City, UT - Youth Resource Center - Served 40
July - Greenville SC - United Center for Community Care - Served 30
August - Washington DC - Center for Creative Non Violence - Served 30
September - Buffalo NY - Friends of Night People - Served 125
October - Miami, FL - Chapman Center - Served 150

2016
January - Orlando FL - Coalition for the Homeless.  Served 150
March - Tallahassee, FL - Shelter of Tallahassee - served 150
April - Daytona Beach, FL - The Star Shelter - served 30
June - Fredericksburg VA - Thurman Brisben Center - served 100
October - Milledgeville, GA - Ga War Veterans Home - Served 40
October - Camden SC - Soup Kitchen - Served 60
November - Key West FL - FL Keys Outreach - served 120

2015
February - Key West, FL - FL Keys Outreach - served 100
March - Lake Worth, FL - Roy Foster's - served 40
March - Tallahassee, FL - Shelter of Tallahassee - served 300
August - Memphis TN - Union Mission - served 150
August - Chicago IL - Northside Housing - served 40
October - Key West, FL - FL Keys Outreach - served 100
November - Homestead, FL - Chapman Partnership for the Homeless - Served 50 

2014 
January - Fredericksburg, VA - Thursman Center - served 50
June - Canton, OH - Refuge of Hope - served 100
June - Endicott, NY - 1st Methodist Church Soup Kitchen - served 50
July - Chicago, IL - Northside Housing - served 40 
December - Jeffersonville IN - Served 50
December - Lexington KY - Served 50

2013 
January - Homestead, FL - Chapman Partnership for the Homeless - Served 30 
February - New York, NY - Grand Central Neighborhood - Served 40
May - St Louis, MO - Gateway 180 - Served 50
August - Milledgeville, GA - Ga War Veterans Home - Served 40
September - Buffalo, NY - Matt Urban Hope Center - Urban Diner - Served 20
December - Parkersburg, WV - Children's Home Society - Served 40 

2012 
January 2012 - Miami, FL - Miami Homeless Assistance - Served 300 
February 2012 - Melbourne FL - CITA Rescue - Served 30 
April 2012 - Ft Lauderdale FL - Broward Partnership - Served 100
April 2012 - St Petersburg FL - Pinellas Hope - Served 200
May 2012 - Tallahassee, FL - The Shelter - Served 250
May 2012 - Milledgeville, GA - Ga War Veterans Home - Served 40
June 2012 - Cedar Rapids IA - Green Square Meals - Served 125
July 2012 - Lake Worth, FL - Roy Foster's Faith Hope & Charity Vet Center - Served 35 
August 2012 - Orlando, FL - Coalition of Homeless of Central Florida - Served 100
September 2012 - Durham, NC - Durham Urban Ministries - Served 55
October 2012 - Lake Worth, FL - Roy Foster's Faith Hope & Charity Vet Center - Served 35
October 2012 - Miami, FL - Miami Homeless Assistance Center - Served 90
November 2012 - Marietta, GA - Elizabeth Inn - Served 75 

2011
January 2011 - Orlando, FL Coalition for the Homeless - Served 300
January 2011 - Key West, FL - FL Keys Outreach - Served 80 
February 2011 - Bunnell FL - Hidden Trails Community Center - Served 80
February 2011 - St Petersburg, FL - Pinellas Hope - Served 300
March 2011 - Lake Worth, FL - Roy Foster's Faith, Hope & Charity-Served 35
May 2011 - Findlay, OH - Methodist Church - Served 85
May 2011 - Sanford, FL - Rescue Outreach Mission - Served 30
June 2011 - Milwaukee WI Rescue Mission - Served 100
July 2011 - Pittsburgh, PA - East End Ministries - Served 60
July 2011 - St. Petersburg, FL - Pinellas Hope - Served 300 
August 2011 - Harrisburg, PA - Downtown Daily Bread - Served 100
September 2011 Washington DC - CCNV- Served 80
September 2011 Pensacola, FL - Waterfront Rescue Mission - Served 60 

2010
February 2010 - Orlando, FL - Coalition for the Homeless - Served 300
February 2010 - Flint, MI - North End Soup Kitchen - Served 150 
March 2010 - Miami, FL - Homeless Assistance Center - Served 300
April 2010 - Toledo OH - Cherry Street Mission - Served 100 
May 2010 - Fayetteville, AR - Seven Hills Day Center - Served 50
May 2010 - Knoxville, TN - Volunteer Ministries Center - Served 50 
June 2010 - Redbank, NJ - The Lunch Break - Served 50
August 2010 - St. Louis, MO - Gateway Homeless Facility - Served 50
September 2010 - Greer, SC - Greer Soup Kitchen - Served 150 
December 2010 - Rochester, NY - Open Door Mission - Served 12

2009
March 2009 - Fredericksburg, VA- Thurman Brisbee Center - Served 40 
March 2009 - Memphis, TN - Union Mission - Served 175 
April 2009 - Harrisburg, PA - Daily Bread - Served 125
May 2009 - Oklahoma City, OK - Jesus House - Served 150
June 2009 - Knoxville, TN - Volunteer Ministries - Served 110 
September 2009 - Toronto, Canada - Younge Center - Served 50
October 2009 - Washington DC - CCNV - Served 100
December 2009 - New York, NY - Grand Central Neighborhood - Served 150 

2008
January 2008 Daytona Beach, FL - The Star Shelter 50 bowls of gumbo 
February 2008 Newport, RI - McKinney Shelter - 50 bowls of gumbo served 
March 2008 - Pinellas Park, FL - Catholic Services Tent Shelter - 150 bowls of gumbo served 
May 2008 - Baltimore, MD - 275 served 
August 2008 - Biloxi, MS - Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen- Served 120 
September 2008 - Norman OK - Food and Shelter for Friends- Served 60
September 2008 - Pittsburgh, PA - East End Coop Ministries- Served 130 
September 2008 - New York City - Grand Central Neighborhood- Served 100 
December 2008 - Pensacola, FL - Waterfront Rescue Mission - Served 60
December 2008 - Cleveland Downtown Lutheran Men's Center - Served 300 

2007
January 2007 - Washington DC - Martha's Table - 30 bowls of gumbo served
July 2007 - Memphis, TN - Union Mission - 185 Served 
August 2007 - Knoxville TN - Knoxville Volunteer Ministries - 140 served 
August 2007 - Tallahassee, FL - Sauce Boss Solo performance 
September 2007 - Lake Worth FL - Roy Foster's Faith, Hope & Charity-35 served 

2006
February 2006 - Cincinnati, OH - Drop Inn Center - 180 bowls of gumbo served
February 2006 - Anderson, IN - Christian Center Rescue Ministries - 100 bowls of gumbo served
April 2006 - Syracuse, NY - Rescue Mission - 30 bowls of gumbo served 
November 2006 - New Orleans, LA - Common Ground in the 9th Ward 100 bowls served
November 2006 - Buras, LA Y-Cafe 150 bowls of gumbo served 

2005
April 2005 - Lancaster, PA - Crispus Attucks Center - 30 bowls of gumbo served 
September 2005 - Washington DC - Martha's Table - 50 bowls of gumbo served
October 2005 - Tallahassee, FL - Boys and Girls Club - 120 bowls of gumbo served

2004
February 19, 2004 Broward Outreach, Pompano Beach FL - 150 bowls of gumbo served
April 14, 2004 Jubilee Kitchen, Pittsburgh, PA - 50 bowls of gumbo served
June 28, 2004 Community for Creative Non-Violence, Washington DC - 150 bowls of gumbo served
October 28, 2004 - Tampa, FL - Metropolitan Ministries - 80 bowls of gumbo served 
November 13, 2004 - Tallahassee, FL - Homeless Service Day - 250 bowls of gumbo & lunch served

2003
January 28, 2003 The Shelter Tallahassee, FL - 170 bowls of gumbo served 
March 3, 2003 Broward Outreach, Hollywood FL - 120 bowls of gumbo served
April 3, 2003 I M Sulzbacher Center, Jacksonville FL - 80 bowls of gumbo served
May 15, 2003 Crispus Attucks Center, Lancaster PA - 85 bowls of gumbo served
August 21, 2003 Springfield IL - 45 bowls of gumbo served
September 4, 2003 Project Renewal Center, New York, NY - 180 bowls of gumbo served
December 12, 2003 Community for Creative Non-Violence, Washington DC - 200 bowls served 

Planet Gumbo volunteers fed over 250 unhoused men, women, and children once a month at The Shelter in Tallahassee, FL from April 2004 until September 2015. That's over 30,000 bowls of gumbo, along with cooked veggies, fresh fruit, and bread. Su Ecenia donated her time and resources to coordinate this monthly meal for Planet Gumbo. We are eternally grateful to Su and Sally and Gary and Jeanie, and the rest of the loyal crew!  

 Planet Gumbo is an official 501c3 organization so all donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.