The Fourth Annual
Empty Bowl Fundraiser is set for
Sunday, June 1, 2014, at First United Methodist Church of Glendale, 134 N.
Kenwood Street, Glendale. The Arts &
Crafts Fair begins at 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served anytime from 12 noon –
2:30 p.m. The event benefits Family Promise of the Verdugos (FPV) in their efforts to
provide safe shelter, meals and support to homeless families.
Just weeks ago, FPV announced that due to a
financial shortfall, services to families have been temporarily suspended while
the organization fundraises and regroups.
Empty Bowl is the first of many community events to raise money and
awareness so that FPV can continue to end homelessness, one family at a time.
The Empty
Bowl premise is simple: independent potters, arts
associations and other groups within the community create handcrafted
ceramic bowls. Guests who purchase adult tickets are entitled to a one-of-a-kind
bowl, in which is served a simple meal of soup with bread and dessert donated
by area restaurants. They take their
selected bowl home with them as a symbol of the hunger and uncertainty homeless
families face daily. Each year, hundreds
of area residents attend this memorable event.
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Event
sponsors include the Burbank Association of Realtors Community Service
Foundation and Nancy Kachline & Howard Fallman (Platinum Sponsors); Burbank
Town Center, South Hills Church (Gold Sponsors); Philleen Meskin Real
Estate/Re/Max Elite, Yvette Herrera and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (Silver
Sponsors); JW Smith Air Conditioning, Heating & General Contracting,
Captain Denis Cremins, Mr. & Mrs. Ardy Kassakhian, Barbara Lazar and True Integrity Insurance & Payroll
Services (Bronze Sponsors); Gold Street Creative Services, Patterson
Graphics and First United Methodist Church of Glendale (In-Kind Sponsors). Food donors include Gary Bric’s Ramp, Grain
Lab, Olive Garden, Portos Bakery & Café, Souplantation, The Spot Gourmet
and Tin Horn Flats.
Local potters donating one-of-a-kind handmade
bowls include Rosa Dennis, Debbie Henson, Michael Hirsch, Celeste Lida, Michael
Law, Marjorie Manos, Philleen Meskin, Barbara Rog, Judy Springborn and Ellisa Weekley.
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Family Promise of the Verdugos opened in July 2010 as one of over 182
networks across the country affiliated with Family Promise, a national
non-profit organization committed to helping homeless families to achieve
lasting independence. Family Promise helps mobilize communities to provide safe
shelter, meals, and support services for low income families through programs
designed to redress the underlying causes of homelessness. Family Promise of
the Verdugos serves the geographic area that includes North Hollywood, Burbank,
Glendale, and Eagle Rock, California through the participation of an Interfaith
Hospitality Network of local congregations and volunteers.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for children 11 or
under. All money raised will further Family Promise of the
Verdugos mission of assisting situationally homeless families. To purchase tickets or make a donation, visit http://familypromise.donordrive.com/event/Emptybowl/.
For more information, please call 818-296-9770 or email info@familypromiseverdugos.org.
