Give Back With 'Empty Bowls'

Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley will be hosting an “Empty Bowls” event on April 15.  Empty Bowls 2012 aims to provide assistance to homeless children and their families.

Attendees of the event will get the chance to purchase handcrafted ceramic soup bowls—donated by local potters such as Lynn Hendricks and the First Christian Church Fine Arts Academy in Glendora, the Champion Donors, and renowned ceramist Robert Maxwell and his students at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra—and feast on soup prepared by restaurants such as: Camilo’s California Bistro, Charlie’s Trio, Eddie’s Piazza, DiPilla’s Italian Restaurant, The Fabiolus Café, Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant, The Only Place in Town, Souplantation, Stonefire Grill, Wang’s Place, and Wolfe’s Market.  Guests will also be able to buy pottery and jewelry made by local artists.

All proceeds from the events will go to Family Promise, a nonprofit that provides shelter to homeless families while helping them find employment and housing.

“This is a great opportunity for community members to make a difference in the lives of homeless children and families in our own backyard,” Family Promise Board Chairwoman, Karen Roberson said in a press release.

“Since opening our doors four months ago, we’ve placed 60 percent of our families into transitional or permanent housing,” she continued.

Empty Bowls will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 15, at .  The cost is $25 per person per bowl with online registration at http://ow.ly/9BVNB until April 13.  After that, tickets are available at the door only for $30.  Children under 5 will be admitted free of charge and served soup in a safe, recyclable plastic bowl.