{"id":22601,"date":"2019-01-03T13:01:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T18:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=22601"},"modified":"2019-01-03T13:01:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T18:01:03","slug":"welcoming-arms-inn-from-the-cold-offer-thanks-to-empty-bowls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/welcoming-arms-inn-from-the-cold-offer-thanks-to-empty-bowls\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Arms, Inn from the Cold offer thanks to Empty Bowls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcoming Arms and Inn From the Cold would like to extend our most sincere thanks to the Pine Tree Potters Guild organizing committee and all its members for choosing us as recipients of their Empty Bowls fundraising event held on November 15.<br \/>\nYour very generous donation is indispensable to our mission to relieve hunger and homelessness in our community of York Region.<br \/>\nWelcoming Arms, a registered charity, is an ecumenical outreach partnership of seven churches in Aurora that works to support low-income families and individuals in our community through several weekly and seasonal programs. The proceeds from Empty Bowls will support our weekly Meal Programs, Welcome Table and Martha\u2019s Table, which provide a hot meal, company and encouragement to 600 individuals every month.<br \/>\nInn From the Cold, also a registered charity, provides shelter and support services to the homeless and at risk of homelessness in York Region. Proceeds from this event will support the Emergency Shelter Program which operates from November to April every year.<br \/>\nThe Shelter provides meals, clothing, and opportunities to engage with others, with 4,732 stays\/year.<br \/>\nEmpty Bowls was indeed a joyous event. We thank you for the invitation to participate in the lunch and the dinner. Guests and volunteers had a wonderful time.<br \/>\nOn behalf of those in need in our community, we thank you for caring and sharing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Welcoming Arms<br \/>\nInn From the Cold<\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22601&#038;t=Welcoming%20Arms%2C%20Inn%20from%20the%20Cold%20offer%20thanks%20to%20Empty%20Bowls&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22601&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Welcoming%20Arms%2C%20Inn%20from%20the%20Cold%20offer%20thanks%20to%20Empty%20Bowls\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22601&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Welcoming%20Arms%2C%20Inn%20from%20the%20Cold%20offer%20thanks%20to%20Empty%20Bowls&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22601\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcoming Arms and Inn From the Cold would like to extend our most sincere thanks to the Pine Tree Potters Guild organizing committee and all its members for choosing us as recipients of their Empty Bowls fundraising event held on November 15. 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