{"id":16160,"date":"2016-12-21T17:52:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T22:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16160"},"modified":"2016-12-21T17:52:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T22:52:14","slug":"a-thank-you-note-from-the-pine-tree-potters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/a-thank-you-note-from-the-pine-tree-potters\/","title":{"rendered":"A thank you note from the Pine Tree Potters"},"content":{"rendered":"

On behalf of the Pine Tree Potters\u2019 Guild, I would like to express our gratitude to everyone who participated in the 2016 Empty Bowls event that took place on November 17 at the Aurora Cultural Centre.
\nEmpty Bowls events are held by potters in communities throughout North America with the objective to raise funds and awareness for local charities that work to relieve hunger and homelessness.
\nDuring the event, patrons select a handmade bowl from the hundreds on display and local chefs and bakers in attendance serve a ladle of their gourmet soup and artisan bread. The handmade bowl guests take home with them serves as a gentle reminder that not everyone has a full bowl every day.
\nOur event this year was another wonderful success, with tickets selling out for all three meal services. This year we raised over $19,300 to be divided equally and donated to Aurora\u2019s Welcoming Arms and Inn From The Cold, Newmarket.
\nCumulatively since our first event in 2010, Pine Tree Potters\u2019 Guild has raised over $114,000 for local charities.
\nWe wish to extend a heartfelt \u201cThank You\u201d to all of the local chefs and bakers who donated their time, gourmet soup and bread for all to enjoy; Meridian Credit Union for a very generous grant; Tucker\u2019s Pottery Supplies for donating the clay used by our potters for crafting the bowls; David Schembri Design and KKP Design and Print for donating our printed materials; and the Aurora Cultural Centre for all their support allowing us to host our event at their beautiful facility.
\nWe also wish to thank Joy Gannicott, Dave Parsons and Sam Carothers for their contribution of great live music. Finally, we are so very grateful for all of our dedicated volunteers who donated their time and skills to ensure that everything ran smoothly.
\nThe following is a list of the culinary establishments that participated in our 2016 Empty Bowls event:
\n\t\tAqua Grill
\n\t\tAw Shucks
\n\t\tBijoy\u2019s Restaurant
\n\t\tCatharina\u2019s Kitchen
\n\t\tChuck\u2019s Roadhouse
\n\t\tCookie It Up
\n\t\tDorio\u2019s Kettleby Italian Bakery
\n\t\tFishbone Kitchen and Bar
\n\t\tGabriel\u2019s Caf\u00e9
\n\t\tGraystones Restaurant
\n\t\tHungry Brew Hops
\n\t\tJoia Ristorante and Wine Bar
\n\t\tKing Richard\u2019s English Pub
\n\t\tKings Riding Golf Course
\n\t\tLa Brehandaise Catering
\n\t\tLittle Red Catering
\n\t\tLongo\u2019s
\n\t\tMaunder\u2019s Food Shop
\n\t\tMichael-Angelo\u2019s
\n\t\tNature\u2019s Emporium
\n\t\tSobey\u2019s
\n\t\tTaste it Catering
\n\t\tThe Hurst Bakery
\n\t\tThe Kitchen by Food in Motion
\n\t\tThe Pickle Barrel<\/p>\n

Again, thank you so very much to all who participated. It is because of you that our event has been so successful year after year.
\nLooking forward to 2017!<\/p>\n

Jacqui Adamek,
\nChair, 2016 Empty Bowls Committee
\nPine Tree Potters\u2019 Guild. <\/strong><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On behalf of the Pine Tree Potters\u2019 Guild, I would like to express our gratitude to everyone who participated in the 2016 Empty Bowls event that took place on November 17 at the Aurora Cultural Centre. Empty Bowls events are held by potters in communities throughout North America with the objective to raise funds and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters-opinion"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-4cE","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 20:59:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16160\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}