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EAGLE-VAIL, Colorado — The Salvation Army has your day planned on Thursday.
The Salvation Army's annual Empty Bowls fundraiser/lunch is noon-1:30 p.m.
Diana Mathias points out that it's the same day as the professional bike race time trials in Vail. She and Tsu Wolin-Brown say people can come to lunch then go to the time trials — which start later in the afternoon.
An entire office can come for lunch and be back to work on time.
Empty Bowls is designed to help keep the Vail Salvation Army Food Pantry filled. Right now, it's not.
“We have a fairly empty pantry,” Wolin-Brown said.
Tickets are $20.
“Everyone can afford $20 to go to a charity function,” Wolin-Brown said.
For that, you get soup, bread and dessert from some of the area's best restaurants.
“Plus, you get an empty bowl to take home to remind you that there's hunger in the world and in the valley,” Wolin-Brown said.
With the local economy still in the tank, the local Salvation Army gets between 10 and 20 families a day coming in to ask for food. That clientele has also changed. Some of the people asking for food used to be those donating food, Wolin-Brown said.
Locals are stepping up to help, Wolin-Brown said. They got 40 boxes of food and a check from City Market.
“Everything helps,” Wolin-Brown said.
Every box of food is worth about $25-$30. Since everything for the Empty Bowls event is donated, a ticket will almost cover the cost of a box of food for a family. Families get things like fruits and vegetables, non-perishable canned food like soup and tuna, pasta, cereal and other things.
Diana Mathias saw a similar event in Taos and decided it was something we can do here. She called Wolin-Brown and the event is now in its third year.
“It's been really successful with the community. We have restaurants lining up to donate, along with the people who've been so supportive,” Mathias said.
They're always looking for more donations of bowls.
“The Alpine Arts Center and the Colorado Mountain College pottery classes have been fantastic in making bowls,” Mathias said.
Ann Loper turns them out like a bowl-making machine. Kate Wasson, Margie Westerman, Colleen Everett, Willow Murphy, the Denver Guild of Potters and Lake County Potters create and donate bowls by the dozen.
“Some of them are real works of art,” Mathias said.
The Sew What 4-H sewing club is creating aprons for volunteers
Food is prepared and donated by Grouse Mountain Grill, Ti Amo, Broken Arrow Café, Golden Eagle Inn, Spago, Sonnenalp Resort, Splendido, Alpenrose, Columbine Bakery, Heidi's Deli, Avon Bakery, Westside Café, Vail Resorts, Slifer Smith & Frampton.
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or rwyrick@vaildaily.com.
The Salvation Army's annual Empty Bowls fundraiser/lunch is noon-1:30 p.m.
Diana Mathias points out that it's the same day as the professional bike race time trials in Vail. She and Tsu Wolin-Brown say people can come to lunch then go to the time trials — which start later in the afternoon.
An entire office can come for lunch and be back to work on time.
Empty Bowls is designed to help keep the Vail Salvation Army Food Pantry filled. Right now, it's not.
“We have a fairly empty pantry,” Wolin-Brown said.
Tickets are $20.
“Everyone can afford $20 to go to a charity function,” Wolin-Brown said.
For that, you get soup, bread and dessert from some of the area's best restaurants.
“Plus, you get an empty bowl to take home to remind you that there's hunger in the world and in the valley,” Wolin-Brown said.
With the local economy still in the tank, the local Salvation Army gets between 10 and 20 families a day coming in to ask for food. That clientele has also changed. Some of the people asking for food used to be those donating food, Wolin-Brown said.
Locals are stepping up to help, Wolin-Brown said. They got 40 boxes of food and a check from City Market.
“Everything helps,” Wolin-Brown said.
Every box of food is worth about $25-$30. Since everything for the Empty Bowls event is donated, a ticket will almost cover the cost of a box of food for a family. Families get things like fruits and vegetables, non-perishable canned food like soup and tuna, pasta, cereal and other things.
Diana Mathias saw a similar event in Taos and decided it was something we can do here. She called Wolin-Brown and the event is now in its third year.
“It's been really successful with the community. We have restaurants lining up to donate, along with the people who've been so supportive,” Mathias said.
They're always looking for more donations of bowls.
“The Alpine Arts Center and the Colorado Mountain College pottery classes have been fantastic in making bowls,” Mathias said.
Ann Loper turns them out like a bowl-making machine. Kate Wasson, Margie Westerman, Colleen Everett, Willow Murphy, the Denver Guild of Potters and Lake County Potters create and donate bowls by the dozen.
“Some of them are real works of art,” Mathias said.
The Sew What 4-H sewing club is creating aprons for volunteers
Food is prepared and donated by Grouse Mountain Grill, Ti Amo, Broken Arrow Café, Golden Eagle Inn, Spago, Sonnenalp Resort, Splendido, Alpenrose, Columbine Bakery, Heidi's Deli, Avon Bakery, Westside Café, Vail Resorts, Slifer Smith & Frampton.
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or rwyrick@vaildaily.com.
