 
Empty bowls is a benefit meal of soup, speciality breads, and desserts featuring hand-crafted
bowls donated by area art students and professional potters. This is the largest fundraising event for our
food bank. Last year, we
raised over $35,000!
Invitation to Potters
Empty Bowls would not be possible without
the willingness of potters to donate their time,
talent, and resources to make the bowls. We
offer complimentary meal tickets as a token of
our appreciation for your gift. Please consider
one of the following levels of participation:
Fire— 50+ bowls (8 tickets)
Wind— 20-49 bowls (4 tickets)
Earth— 5-19 bowls (2 tickets)
We accept bowls any time of the year for our next event. We request all bowls be completed by Februrary 15th and will contact you regarding pick-up arrangements. Your donation will be acknowledged on table tents at the event, in a public thank you ad published in the Leader Telegram, in our newsletter, and on our website.
For High School Participants
We realize it may not be in your budget to provide donated bowls. If you need financial assistance with supplies, please contact us.
For Professional Potters
It may be a tax advantage for you to donate money for us to use to purchase your bowls. Please let us know if this is your preference. If donating bowls or money is not an option for you, please contact us if you would consider selling us bowls at low cost. You may also attach your business card to each bowl you donate. Potters donating 100 bowls or more will be listed in a press release.
For more information, call Emily at 715.835.9415.
Sponsor the Next Empty Bowls Event
Platinum Star— $1000+ (table sponsorship, 8 free tickets)
Gold Star— $500-$999 (6 free tickets)
Silver Star— $250-$499 (4 free tickets)
Bronze Star— $100-$249 (2 free tickets)
Your donation will be acknowledged on table tents at the event, in a public thank you ad in the Leader-Telegram, and in Feed My People's newsletter. You will also recieve the complimentary tickets as explained above, along with the anonymous gratitude of the people who recieve food on account of your gererosity.
2008 Empty Bowls Sponsors
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Potters
Fire— 50+ Bowls
Augusta Schools
UW-Eau Claire
Wind— 20-49 Bowls
Altoona High School
Birchwood High School
Cat Sass Studio
Chetek High School
Colby High School
Edgewood College
Evan Hestekin
Hummingbird Pottery
Ladysmith High School
McDonell High School
Medford High School
Memorial High School
North High School
Regis High School
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Wind— 20-49 Bowls
Barron High School
Colfax High School
Dave Lyons
Diane Millner Studio
Durand High School
Bruce Kaupanger
Sandra Kent Rose Pottery
Neillsville High School
Whitehall Memorial High School
Potter Friends of Empty Bowls
Blue Moon Pottery
In Kind Sponsors
Platinum Star Sponsors
Fox Run Tavern and Catering
Hot Country B-95 and ClearChannel Radio
Gold Star Sponsor
Randy's Family Restaurant
Silver Star Sponsor
Digi-Copy
Eau Claire Golf & Country Club
Festival Foods
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Houligan's
Bronze Star Sponsor
General Beer Northwest
Gordy's County Market
Huebsch Services
Indianhead Food Service
Kwik Trip
Luther Hospital
Panera
Park Ridge Distributing, Inc.
Richard Long Photography
Ron's Castle Foods
Sacred Heart Hospital
Sam's Club
Friends of Empty Bowls
Alpha Phi Omega
Brian Haukes
The Jumanji
The Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire - Thursday Noon
Kohls
Lake Street United Methodist
McDonell High School Ambassadors
Memorial High School Key Club
Memorial High School Jazz Combo
Thrivent Financial Volunteers
Tiffany Bailey
Trinity Lutheran Church
UW-Eau Claire Ambassadors
Community Volunteers |
Monetary Sponsors
Platinum Star Sponsor— $1000+
Anonymous
Dick and Marlene Cable
John A. Kaiser, Attorney
Mark and Karen Wise
Pat Stoffers
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Gold Star Sponsor— $500-$999
DeCesare Orthopedic Clinic
First Net Impressions, LLC
John R. Look, DDS
Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire - Thursday Noon
Kohls
Kristo Family Fund - Eau Claire Community Foundation
Mark and Tammy Orgel
Mega!
Peters Real Estate
Robert Baird & Co.
Thomas Video Studio
Silver Star Sponsor—
$250-$499
Bank Mutual
Benedict Refrigeration Service, Inc.
Cigan Properties
David and Jeanette Suchla
David and Michelle Markquart
Debbie and Bob Gough
Dr. Greg A. Habben, DDS
Eau Claire Women's Care S.C.
Freund Law Office
FS Appliance-TV-Audio
G. Mitchell Piper, Capital Coordinators Company
Jeff and Missy Stepanek
Jerry Shea and Heidi Atkins
Jim and Donna Friedeck
M&I Bank
MainStreet Capital Management
Market & Johnson
Mason Companies
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Assoc. of Eau Claire
Precision Quality Systems
Royal Construction
St. Croix Casino & Hotel
Silver Feather
Smith Funeral Chapel
Terpstra Orthodontics, Dr. Douglas Terpstra
Bronze Star Sponsor—
$100-$249
Anonymous (2)
Bahnson Law Office
Bed, Bath & Drapery
Bruce and Heidi Olson
Christopher Poss, DDS and Family
Dennis and Marcia Bowen
Dick and Mary Rose Willi
Dr. Richard Schwartz
Evenson Dental Lab
Evergreen Funeral Home
Fuller-Speckien-Hulke Funeral Home
Guy and Valerie Logan
Higgins Travel & Cruise Center
Hope Lutheran Church
In memory of Estelle Davis
Jack Olson
Jayne and Maria Woodburn
Jim and Sandy Rassbach
Jim Pinter
joetheisendds.com
Kjelstad Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Lauer Insurance Agency, Inc.
LCC
Lenmark Gomsrud Linn Funeral & Cremation Services
Loopy's Saloon & Grill
Office Products
Paula Menard
Ray and Betsy Patchet
Richard J. Kozbial
Ruth Bremmer
Robbie Joern
Scandinavian Imports
Steamatic
Steve and Mary Swanson
The Hair Den
Vinopal Law Office
Western Wisconsin Ear, Nose & Throat Center, S.C.
Willow Creek Women's Clinic
WIPFLI LLP |
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