THANKS FOR MAKING EMPTY BOWLS A SUCCESS!
The fifth Empty Bowls event, held on March 11th at the Masonic
Temple, sold out in advance and attracted 800 participants!
"Sarah" sent this note to the students at Christian Brothers
High School, one of 16 schools that donated bowls: "When
I look upon the bowl my daughter brought home for me last year,
I was without a permanent job at the time. That bowl became a reminder
of how God has provided for me in so many ways and though I may
not have had a permanent job from time to time, I have never gone
hungry. Those thoughts always give me pause when I look at that
bowl. This year, I selected E.V.'s bowl, which has a "spring
theme" to it, with flowers and a butterfly flitting about in
a spiral motion . . .It is a happy theme, very much like a bowl
should be, that for me symbolizes the change in my life . . . I
now have a wonderful permanent job and a brighter future ahead .
. . symbolized in the character and spirit of the bowl I chose this
year."
Many thanks to those who made this year such a success, including…
Chairpersons: Mary Margaret Lehmann
and Katie Brown
Founding sponsor: Western Health
Advantage
Premier sponsor: Sutter Medical
Center
Sponsors:
| A&P Floor Company |
Rytina Cleaners |
| Bayless Properties |
Ray Stone Senior Properties |
| City Concierge |
Smith Barney/Peter Scheid |
| Event Architects |
Robert & Nancy Tate |
| Robert & Winifred Gaines |
Fred Teichert |
| Managed Fund of SRCF |
The Teichert Foundation |
| Ernie Lewis |
Union Bank |
| GL Construction |
Velocity Venture Capital |
| The Lunger Family |
Dick & Louise Weisner |
| Johnson & Johnson |
Wells Fargo |
| Morrison Forester |
Weston & Assoc.
Mechanical Engineers |
Empty Bowls committee:
| Kelly Ashwell |
Tina Hurley |
| Susan Bitar |
Brenda Narayan |
| Sharla Chador |
Rosanna Oliva |
| Cheryl Chambers |
Johnna Phillips |
| Donna Chipps |
Deborah Slon |
| Heather Enos |
Betsy Stone |
| Ruth Gottlieb |
Nancy Tate |
| Kathie Hannan |
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Pro bono communications support:
Porter Novelli (public relations)
Dan Harris (retail poster design)
Gwen Amos, CSUS Professor (hunger poster design)
Stephanie Faiferek, CSUS Senior (hunger poster design)
Matthew Hurley (event Powerpoint presentation)
Soup sponsors:
The Broiler Steakhouse
Esquire Grill
Lucca
McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant
Michelangelo's Italian Art Restaurant
Paragary's Restaurant Group
Sacramento City Unified School District
Scott's Seafood Grill and Bar
Cookies and Bread
- The Bread Store
- Il Fornaio
- Sodexho Food Management
- Bella Bru Café & Catering
- Bennett’s Bakery
- Joe Bickies
- Cupcake Craving
- Ettore’s Bakery and Restaurant
- Goodie Tuchews
Participation in Anita Creamer's Sacramento Bee column:
Libby Harmor, Mud in Hands Workshop
Honorary servers:
Heather Fargo, Mayor
Ruth Gottlieb, Gottleib & Associates
John Frisch, Cornish & Carey Commercial Real Estate
John Lemmon, Knox, Lemmon & Anapolsky, LLP
Mary Rotelli, Teichert Construction
Sarah Leech, 2007 Empty Bowls Co-Chair 2007
Ted Gaines, State Assemblyman, 5th District
Bob Gaines, Past President, River City Community Services
Isolde Brown, Rytina Cleaners
R. Burnett Miller, Former Mayor of Sacramento
Terry Pappas, artist
Rev. Faith Whitmore, St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Dr. Tom Hopkins, Sutter Medical Center
Trish Stanionis, Project Help
Ettore Ravazzolo, Ettore's European Bakery & Restaurant:
Diane Mizell, community volunteer
Very Rev. Brian Baker, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Joan Burke, Loaves & Fishes
Pat McConahay, KVIE Public Television
Tiffany Smith-Simmons, SCUSD Administrator
Melody Hartman, SCUSD Administrator
Faye Sharp, SCUSD Administrator
Facilities:
Sacramento Masonic Temple Lodge
Public relations "bowl-a-thon" participants:
Robert Boriskin and students of Christian Bros High School
Freddy Santana and students of Laguna Creek High School
Sally West-Morgan and students of Natomas High School
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