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2008 Highlights
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On Thursday, June 5, over 225 guests gathered in the Food Bank warehouse for this family-friendly event. We are pleased to report that Empty Bowls raised over $48,000 that will directly support our hunger relief and advocacy efforts.
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Guests nourished themselves on a simple meal of bread and soup served in one of 300 colorful bowls painted by students at Redwood Day School. The empty bowls serve as a reminder that hunger is prevalent worldwide and a local community issue.
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Guests selected a hand-painted bowl for their soup, which they then took home as a reminder of the empty bowls in our community.
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Suzan Bateson, Food Bank's executive director, with "Hope Not Hunger" award recipient Martha Muraro
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Members of the HOPE Youth Collaborative
Top: Hank Herrera, Alisa Dodge, Navina Khanna
Bottom: Martaina Hardaway, Dianne Woloshin, Darlene Fuji
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"Hope Not Hunger" awards were presented to the Muraro family and the HOPE Youth Collaborative for recognition of outstanding service to the community.
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Guests also bid on a variety of beautiful ceramic items featured in our silent auction. Items were donated by local artists.
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Silent auction ceramic items
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Families were invited to decorate a brown lunch bag with artwork and a message to support healthy school lunches. The bags will be sent to Washington DC to advocate for a strong 2009 Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization.
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Brown bags decorated by children
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Food journalist and writer Dianne Jacob; GAP attorney Yen Trac and daughter Taryn Rakowski
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Sybase employees Morgan Jones, Tracy Kramer and Lisa Quan
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A special thanks to all our guests, sponsors, donors and supporters. We rely on the support of community-minded individuals, organizations and donors to continue the fight against hunger in Alameda County.
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Tod Vedock, co-founder of T2 Supply, LLC; wife Jennifer and daughter Giana
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View a side show of some of the guests who attended the event.
A warm thank you to all those who attended the event or made a donation. We could not have done it without you!
2008 Sponsors
Bank of the West
Furtado, Jaspovice & Simons
D.W. Nicholson Corporation
Peet's Coffee & Tea
Psi Napse Ltd.
Wells Fargo
2008 Media Sponsors
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