{"id":5083,"date":"2014-01-01T15:27:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T20:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2014-01-01T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T20:27:57","slug":"soup-bread-created-hope-at-empty-bowls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/soup-bread-created-hope-at-empty-bowls\/","title":{"rendered":"Soup & Bread created hope at Empty Bowls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Empty Bowls events are held by potters in towns across North America in an effort to relieve homelessness and hunger.
\nThese events are a great example of vibrant communities such as ours in action.
\nOn behalf the committee, I would like to express our gratitude to everyone who participated in Pine Tree Potters Guild\u2019s 2013 Empty Bowls Event held on December 5 at the Aurora Cultural Centre.
\nVolunteers from our guild and Welcoming Arms did a wonderful job with the many tasks relevant to our fundraiser.
\nParticularly, I would like to thank the chefs, restaurants, caterers and bakers who donated and served their signature soups and bread to all who came for lunch or dinner, Meridian Credit Union for a very generous grant and Tuckers\u2019 Pottery Supplies for donating a portion of the clay that was used for bowl making.
\nThanks also to Roger Whitnall, Dave Parsons and Sam Carrothers for their contribution of great music and to the staff at the ACC, Meridian Credit Union and Reza, owner of Vic\u2019s Shoe Repair, for cheerfully selling the tickets. KwikKopy \u2013 Aurora and Dave Schembri Design donated our printed materials.
\nAnd lastly, thank you to the members of Pine Tree Potters\u2019 Guild, who made and donated over 500 soup bowls from which our patrons ate then took home as a reminder that not everyone has a full bowl each day.
\nOverall, the event was an overwhelming success, raising $16,000 to be shared by the York Region Food Network and Aurora\u2019s \u201cWelcoming Arms\u201d located on Metcalf Street.
\nPine Tree Potters\u2019 Guild has raised and donated $60,000 over the past four years and we are looking forward to the 2014 Empty Bowls Fundraiser.
\nSupper: Bagel World, Dorio\u2019s Kettleby Italian Bakery, Edward Street Bistro, Gabriel\u2019s Caf\u00e9, Graystones Restaurant, Jonathan\u2019s Fine Foods, Maunder\u2019s Food Shop, Nature\u2019s Emporium, Taste It Catering.
\nLunch: Bijoy\u2019s Restaurant, Cookery Catering, Jan\u2019s Country Pantry, King Richard\u2019s English Pub, King\u2019s Riding Golf Course, Lifestyle Catering, Longo\u2019s, Pickle Barrel, Shiraz Grill & Caf\u00e9.
\nSilent Auction Donors: Dave Griffith, Ann Mortimer, Dorio\u2019s Italian Bakery, Graystones Restaurant, The Manor, Carrying Place, Francine Palmer, St. Andrew\u2019s Golf Course, Herbert Pryke, Jonathan\u2019s Fine Foods, Aqua Grill, Sara Stevens & Pam Baker, KIBO.
\nBakeries: Fred\u2019s Bred, Nino D\u2019Aversa
\nThese generous donors, restaurants, caterers and bakeries were instrumental in the success of our event\u2026Thank you!<\/p>\n

Sheena Griffith, Chair
\n2013 Empty Bowls Event by Pine Tree Potters\u2019 Guild
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Empty Bowls events are held by potters in towns across North America in an effort to relieve homelessness and hunger. These events are a great example of vibrant communities such as ours in action. On behalf the committee, I would like to express our gratitude to everyone who participated in Pine Tree Potters Guild\u2019s 2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5083","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\/p3D2k4-1jZ","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-05 20:18:52","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\/5083","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=5083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}