ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <title>Pine Tree Potters' Guild - Empty Bowls</title> <meta name="KEYWORDS" content="Pine Tree Potters' Guild, Pine Tree Potters, ceramics, pottery, guild, pottery association, potters, potters association, non-profit, not-for-profit, empty bowls"> <link href="css/base.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="css/emptyBowls.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div id="contents"> <table width="1042"> <tr> <td align="center"> <img src="images/logo.gif" alt="logo" /> </td> <td align="left"> <img src="images/banner.gif" alt="banner" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div class="logo"> PINE TREE POTTERS' GUILD<br /> AURORA, ONTARIO </div> </td> <td> <div class="hovermenu"> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca">Home</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/theguild.html">The Guild</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/sales.html">Sales</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/emptybowls.html">Empty<br /> Bowls</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/classes.html">Classes</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/membership.html">Membership</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/gallery.html">Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/community.html">Community<br /> Involvement</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/links.html">Links</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/contactus.html">Contact<br /> Us</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="emptyBowls" align="center"> EMTPY BOWLS<br /> <span class="subHeaderStyle">Soup and Bread - Creating Hope</span><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="20px" width="800px"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <img src="images/pouring-soup-1.jpg" alt="Bowls" /> </td> <td valign="top"> <div class="details"> We are proud to have raised $15,000 at the 2011 Empty Bowls Event.<br /> <br /> Tickets for our 2012 event will go on sale in September.&nbsp; Please visit again for further details.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pinetreepotters.ca/ebImages.html">Images from the 2011 Empty Bowls Event</a> <br /> <br /> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="description"> <p> EMPTY BOWLS is a North American-wide project to aid the hungry and homeless.</p> <p> Guests can choose from hundreds of handmadepottery bowls. Local chefs are on hand to serve their signature gourmet soups and artisan breads. Afterwards guests take their chosen bowl home.</p> <p> At our 2011 Event, $15,000 was raised and donated to two local groups: Aurora's Welcoming Arms and the York Region Food Network. <br /> <br /> <img src="images/emptyBowls/presentation.jpg" alt="Empty Bowls Poster"> </p> <p> We wish to thank:<br /> <table cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td> <img src="images/meridianLogo.jpg" /> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.meridiancu.ca/Pages/welcome.aspx" target="_blank">Meridian Credit Union</a> - Event Sponsor </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="images/TuckersLogo.jpg" /> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.tuckerspottery.com/" target="_blank">Tuckers Pottery Supplies</a> - for their clay donation </td> </table> <p> Vic's Shoe Repair<br /> <a href="http://www.auroraculturalcentre.ca" target="_blank">The Aurora Cultural Centre</a><br /> <p> We would also like to thank the participating restaurants and bakery for 2010 and 2011:<br /> Jan s Country Pantry<br /> <a href="http://www.annalisacuisine.com" target="_blank">Annalisa Asian Fusion Cuisine</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.aquagrill.ca" target="_blank">Aqua Grill</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.artcures.ca" target="_blank">Art Cures Inc.</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.awshucks.ca" target="_blank">Aw Shucks</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.bijoysrestaurant.com" target="_blank">Bijoy's Restaurant</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.edwardstreet.ca" target="_blank">Edward Street Bistro</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.fredsbread.ca" target="_blank">Fred's Bread</a> <br /> Gabriel's Café<br /> <a href="http://www.graystonesrestaurant.ca" target="_blank">Graystones Restaurant</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.jonathansrestaurant.ca" target="_blank">Jonathan's Fine Foods</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.maundersfoodshop.ca" target="_blank">Maunder's Food Shop</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.oaklandhallinn.com" target="_blank">Oakland Hall Inn</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.pinefarmsorchard.com" target="_blank">Pine Farms Orchard</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.rovingchef.ca" target="_blank">The Roving Chef</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.scorpionchef.ca" target="_blank">Scorpion Mediterranean Bar and Grill</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.naturesemporium.ca" target="_blank">Nature s Emporium</a> <br /> </p> <p> The PINE TREE POTTERS GUILD is excited to announce that it will be hosting its third EMPTY BOWLS fund-raising event to benefit the York Region Food Network and Welcoming Arms in 2012.</p> Potters are invited to donate pieces for this event. For additional information, or to advise us of your donation plans, please e-mail: <a href="mailto:emptybowls@pinetreepotters.ca"> <font color="#0000ff"><i>emptybowls@pinetreepotters.ca</i></font></a> </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>