Full Hearts filling Empty Bowls
Full Hearts filling Empty Bowls is a fund raising benefit. This fun day includes the sale of fabulous bowls by talented New Mexico potters, delicious soups and desserts by local restaurants/stores, great entertainment and an exciting silent auction and the $5 Gift Bag Bonanza!
 
The first Full Hearts filling Empty Bowls benefit was organized in 1995 by Albuquerque potters for Project Share, Inc., a non-profit 501[c]3 agency feeding the homeless and hungry since 1984 on a very limited budget.
In June ‘05-July ‘06, volunteers served 64,000 meals, out of a small building on Yale Blvd. SE; one of every six served is a child. Programs Empty Bowls helps support are: Mentoring/ Job Training, helping our clients become more self sufficient, Read to Me Today, where each child leaves Project Share with an age appropriate book to keep, a Client Garden, and holiday programs.

 

Join us in the
Albuquerque Academy cafeteria
6400 Wyoming Blvd. NE
Sunday, October 28, 2007
11AM-3PM
$25.00 admission (adults 13+)
$10.00 admission (children 5-12)
(includes bowl soup, dessert, drink and entertainment)
All proceeds benefit Project Share.
Call 242-5677 for more information or to purchase advance
tickets for Full Hearts filling Empty Bowls.

EMPTY BOWLS 2007

Please hand in this slip with your bowls so that we can keep track of your generosity!

Name___________________________________________________Phone___________

Address_________________________________________________# of Bowls_______

Minimum bid for Silent Auction piece_________________________________________

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Successful empty Bowls in Albuquerque...report from Elaine Biery and Shantel Riley

Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:41 PM
Subject: Empty Bowls
The Empty Bowls event went very well thanks to the many potters who graciously gave of their time by participating in the throwing, trimming and glazing parties; volunteering to collect and transport bowls; and donating the many beautiful bowls that filled the tables. Potters who donated pieces may go to NM Clay to pick up their apron. Go early to ensure that you get one of these Empty Bowl aprons. Thanks again for all of your help.
Elaine Biery, Shantel Riley

No we thank you Elaine and Shantel for your hard work!
 

We invite you to an event to benefit Project Share, which is an organization that has been feeding the homeless since 1983. Over 100 potters and some of Albuquerque's finest restaurants have donated bowls and soup for this event.

For $15, you can select a bowl, fill it with soup and listen to live entertainment, all the while creating hope for the homeless.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23
2005
11am-3pm at the
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
2401 12th Street NW

Sponsored by New Mexico Potters and Project Share
For more information call 242-5677

PROJECT SHARE    EMPTY BOWLS, 2006

 In order to produce the large quantity of bowls needed for this years event, we would also like potters to consider hosting a bowl throwing party at their own studios.  Remember the old saying, Many hands make light work?  That is the idea behind throwing parties.  You would invite several people to your studio to produce bowls.  The number of people would depend on the amount of space you have.  Some people could be throwing bowls on a wheel while others would be hand building. 

 Call Brant at NM Clay (881-2350) to supply clay.  You may wish to trim and decorate the bowls yourself or have each person take their bowls home to trim and decorate.  To support our efforts in making bowls for this event, Project Share can cater food and drinks at your scheduled bowl party.  If you would be willing to host such an event, please call .

 Remember, when making and donating bowls, all are welcome!  Bring your seconds, your glaze experiments, your extras from dinnerware orders.  Cups and mugs are also appreciated.   If you make raku or pit fired pieces, please consider donating them as well.  The buyers can be served soup in plastic bowls and all our our bowls will find good homes.  We also need special pieces for the silent auction.  Bring your finished bowls any time to NM Clay.

 Please be sure to fill out the donation form on the back of this letter when you turn in your bowls.  Tape business cards to the inside or bottom of all your bowls.   The buyers want to know who made their bowl.  With all your generosity and hard work, we will once again have a successful event.  We hope to see you on October 23 , 2005., from 11am to 3pm at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St. NW.

 Thanks,

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Please hand  in this slip with your bowls so that we can keep track of your generosity!

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