{"id":7478,"date":"2012-03-31T10:30:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T17:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=7478"},"modified":"2012-03-31T10:30:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T17:30:43","slug":"fundraiser-for-homeless-scheduled-at-united-methodist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=7478","title":{"rendered":"Fundraiser for Homeless Scheduled at United Methodist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/fpsgv.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7479\" title=\"fpsgv_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fpsgv_logo-150x41.jpg\" alt=\"Family Promise logo and web link\" width=\"150\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fpsgv_logo-150x41.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fpsgv_logo.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Press Release posted 3\/31\/12 &#8211; <\/em>Come to Empty Bowls 2012, an exciting and fun-filled event to support Family Promise <a href=\"http:\/\/web.fpsgv.org\/empty-bowls-2012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7480 alignright\" title=\"emptyBowl-Hand-3-\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/emptyBowl-Hand-3-.jpg\" alt=\"Empty Bowls 2012 web link\" width=\"288\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/emptyBowl-Hand-3-.jpg 288w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/emptyBowl-Hand-3--150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a>of San Gabriel Valley.<\/p>\n<p>For $25, you will be able to purchase a beautifully handcrafted soup bowl donated by local artisans and then enjoy a delicious soup donated by local restaurateurs.<\/p>\n<p>All proceeds will go to Family Promise, a nonprofit organization that shelters homeless families and helps them find employment and housing. As a participant, you get to take your soup bowl home as a reminder that some people have an empty bowl not by choice, but by unfortunate circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>We also will have drawings for gift baskets. Local artisans, including renowned ceramist Robert Maxwell, will offer their pottery and jewelry for sale at the event. They have agreed to share a percentage of the proceeds with Family Promise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, April 15, 2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Sierra Madre United Methodist Church<br \/>\n695 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.<br \/>\nSierra Madre, CA  91024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$25 per person until April 13, payable online; after April 13, tickets are $30 at door only.  Kids under 5 are free and will be served soup in a safe, recyclable plastic bowl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/9BVNB\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/9BVNB<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Info: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/web.fpsgv.org\/empty-bowls-2012 \" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/web.fpsgv.org\/empty-bowls-2012 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact: <\/strong>Karen Roberson<br \/>\nkaren.roberson@fpsgv.org<br \/>\n626-569-0991<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fpsgv.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.fpsgv.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our thanks to all who donated to this event:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Champion Donor <\/strong>(100+ bowls): Lynn Hendricks and First Christian  Church Fine  Arts Academy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hero Donors <\/strong>(50-99 bowls): Robert Maxwell \u2022 Ramona Convent Secondary  School \u2022 American  Museum of Ceramic Art \u2022 Ellen Wohlstadter \u2022 <a href=\"www.summerartacademy.com\/Clayworks\/clayworks.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.summerartacademy.com\/Clayworks\/clayworks.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Advocate Donors <\/strong>(1-49 bowls): Susan Hanley \u2022 East Los Angeles College \u2022 Jeanne Lavieri \u2022 George Carver \u2022 Glendale City College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soup Donors: <\/strong>Absolutely Italian \u2022 The Fabiolus Cafe \u2022 Fran Garbaccio and Liz Peterson \u2022 Irma \u201cShelley\u201d Johnson \u2022 Margarita\u2019s Mexican Restaurant \u2022 Souplantation \u2022 Wang\u2019s Place \u2022 Wolfe\u2019s Market<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Support: <\/strong>Monterey   Park Rotary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release posted 3\/31\/12 &#8211; Come to Empty Bowls 2012, an exciting and fun-filled event to support Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley. 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