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Empty Bowls
 Empty Bowls 2012 ~ 10 Years and still Growing!
February 9,2011 was the 9th annual Empty Bowls soup and bread lunch and supper. Thanks to the generosity of many, 2011 was a great success. Over 1400 bowls of soup and fresh buns, all of which were donated by local restaurants and friends of CDH, were served, and over $8,500 was raised and donated to Heifer International. This year's event brought the total amount of donations to over $65,000. Once again, Heifer International which helps impoverished families and communities across the globe become self sustaining will be the recipient
of our donations. Know that the Empty Bowls Team is not sitting back, but plan for our 10 year Anniversary of Empty Bowls to be even bigger and better!!!
All are invited to join us on Wed., February 15, 2012 for our 10th annual Empty Bowls.
Bread and Soup Donations All of our soup and bread donations come from generous restaurants and individuals in the Twin Cities. If you are interested in helping through a donation of soup or bread, we would welcome your support. Please contact Peter Gleich to learn how you can partner with us in this wonderful event.
Silent Auction
Our Empty Bowls event includes a silent auction held throughout the day and features many different items including gift certificates to local restaurants, shops, florists, stage theatre productions, golf courses, water parks, sports memorabilia, and exquisite ceramic pottery. If you would like to donate an item, please contact Peter Gleich to learn more about partnering with us in supporting the work of Heifer International.
2011 Donors and Volunteers A special thank you to the following friends of CDH and Heifer International who provided our 2011 Empty Bowls with soups, bread and silent auction items:
A. Johnson & Sons Florist, Axel’s, Christine Bjornson, Sally Cardozo Brown, Cecil’s, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, Cherokee Sirloin Room, Coffee News, Tom Conlin Photography, Davanni’s, Eagle St. Grill, Gabe’s Roadhouse, Goby’s, Great Harvest, Jim Runyon and Quizno’s, Joseph’s Grill, KDWA Radio & Barb and Dan Massman, LeAnn Chin’s, Lexington, Luci Ancora, Mancini’s Char House, Joe Mauer, Teresa Mauer, Drew Mons, O’Gara’s, Palomino, Park Square Theatre, Plum’s, Ruhland’s Strudel Haus, Shamrock’s and The Nook, St. Patrick’s Guild, Michael Scanlon And Pat Scanlon, 10,000 Villages, Tinucci’s, Trotter’s Café, Wabasha Deli & Café, James Whelpley, PA and Twin City Attorney, Wild Mountain Taylors Falls, Ms. Andrea Sisel and the students from Nativity of our Lord, and Ms. Martha Thornton and CDH ceramics students.
Thank you also to our student coordinators Amanda Graff ‘11, Rebecca Goldenstein ‘11, Laura Modl ‘12, and Daniel Goldenstein ‘13. Together with over 50 student volunteers who set up tables, greeted guests, served soups, and replenished table supplies, they helped to ensure another opportunity for all to enjoy a simple meal and grow in awareness of the many throughout the world whose bowls are empty each day. Because of their work and that of Heifer International, $8,500.00 was collected and donated to help many families from all corners of the earth become increasing self-sufficient.
How can I help if I AM a student? If you are a student interested in helping with either the day of or pre-event preparations, notices will go out on the message board and announcements will be made before Christmas for a volunteer meeting where you can sign up.
How can i help if I am not a student?
The Cretin-Derham Hall Empty Bowls Event appreciates any and all help you can give to support our efforts. Any donations of soup and money are greatly appreciated as well as volunteers for the lunch and dinner times.
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