Celebrity Bowls Up for Bids at this Year’s Sarnia Empty Bowls Dinner

Celebrity Bowls Up for Bids at this Years Sarnia Empty

Turning a ball of Clay Into a Soup Bowl can be Harder Than It looks.

Turning a ball of Clay Into a Soup Bowl can be Harder Than It looks.

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That’s According to Myles Vanni, Executive Director of the Inn of the Good Shepherd in Sarnia, who was back worldly at the Annual Bowl-A-Thon in the Pottery Studio at Lambton College where Local Celebrities Took A Turn At Pottery Wheels to Promote The Upcoming 15th Empty Bowls Fundraiser for the Inn and The Inn and The Inn and The College’s Food Bank.

“My First One Ended Up Being More Of A Plate Than a Bowl,” Vanni Said about his initial attempt at a previous Bowl-A-Thon.

“They have a lot of fun,” Vanni Said about the Celebrity Potters who this year included Lambton College President Rob Kardas, Sarnia Police Chief Derek Davis, Coun. Adam Kilner and Others.

Volunteer Stef Smalls, Left, Helps Susan Chamberlain, Owner of the Book Keeper Book Store in Sarnia, at the Lambton College Pottery Studio Monday’s During a Bowl-A-Thon by Local Celebing Helping Promote The Empty Bowls Fundraiser for the inn of the good Shepherd and the College Food Bank. The Dinner is April 3 at the College. (Paul Morden/The Observer) Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer

Bowls Made Monday by Celebrities Will Be Auctioned Off During This Year’s Empty Bowls Dinner, Set for April 3 at the College Event Center.

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It will feature 5 pm and 7 pm sittings when ticketholders can select from about 400 Ceramic Bowls Handmade by Potters at the College and the Sarnia-Lambton Potters Guild.

Before they Take their Bowl Home, they can Enjoy Soups Donated by a Dozen Local Restaurants, Along with Breat, Live Entertainment and An Art Auction.

Tickets are $ 40 and will be available online at Theinnsarnia.ca.

Empty Bowls has raised a total of More Than $ 130,000 in Sarnia Sale it Began and this Year’s Goal is $ 12,000 to be shared by the Inn and the Lion’s Heart Student Food Bank at the College.

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Kirsten Kilner-Holmes, with gallery in the Grove, Holds a Bowl She Monday in the Pottery Studio at Lambton College Alongside Other Sarnia-Area Celebrities To Promote The 15th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser for the Inn of the Good Shepherd and the College Food Bank, Set for April 3. Observe) Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer

“The Spring is such a slow time for donations, so these funds will help us ensure we can pick up supplies we need,” vanni said.

Ask for the Inn’s Food Bank is up about 20 per hundred with more than 2,200 individuals using the service each month, he said.

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“At the same time, we seeing donations shrinking,” The Rise in Food Costs is Making it difficult for donors to “Pick Up Those Few Extra Things” for the Food Bank when they are buying Groceries, Vanni Said.

The Idea for Empty Bowls Began at a Michigan High School in 1990 where a teacher Assigned a Class a Project to Use their skills and abiles to help the community, Said Beth Turnbull Moorish, Ceramics Professor at Lambton College.

They Came Up with the Idea of ​​Making Bowls for a Fundraising Meal and it has since Spread the World, She Said.

“The concept, i think, is really special,” moorish said. It allows those who may not be able to make a large donation to use their own abiles, Along with ools, to have an impact, she said.

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“You can do what you love, share it and help Others Around You,” Moorish Said.

There’s room for 150 people at each of the Two Dinner Seatings and the Fundraiser Always Sells Out, She Said.

So Far, the record for the highhest bid for a Celebrity Bowl ($ 100) is held by a one made by Lambton College President Rob Kardas, She Said.

“It’s an Event We Look Forward to Very Much Every Year,” Kardas Said. “We Know How Much It Helps the Community.”

The Lion’s Heart Provids Both Food and Clothing to Students in Need at the College and is supported by the Inn of the Good Shepherd, He Said.

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Laurel Ysebaert, from Ysebaert Acres Cattle Ranch in Courright, Joins Other Sarnia-Area Celebrities Making Bowls Monday in the Pottery Studio at Lambton College. (Paul Morden/The Observer) Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer


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Myles Vanni, Executive Director of the Inn of the Good Shepherd, Sets Down A Bowl He Made Monday in the Pottery Studio at Lambton College. (Paul Morden/The Observer) Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer


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Kevin Churchill, General Manager of Public Health Services at Lambton County, Joins Other Sarnia-Area Celebrities Making Bowls Monday in the Pottery Studio. (Paul Morden/The Observer) Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer


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Rob Kardas, President of Lambton College, Left, and Sarnia Police Chief Derek Davis Join Sarnia-Area Celebrities Making Bowls in the Pottery Studio at the College Monday. (Paul Morden/The Observer) Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer

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