Remaining bowls from ‘Empty Bowls’ to be sold to benefit NeighborImpact
Nov 15,2007 00:00 by Bend_Weekly_News_Sources

What:   Remaining bowls from the Empty Bowl event will be sold as a fundraiser for NeighborImpact during the First Friday Art Walk on December 7, in downtown Bend from 5-8 p.m.  The bowls will be sold for $15 each and would make a wonderful holiday gift.  Each bowl comes with a moving poem written by children living in an emergency shelter.

When:           December 7, 2007 from 5-8 p.m.

Where:          Thump Coffee, 25 Minnesota Ave.  Bend, Oregon

History/Mission:  NeighborImpact seeks to change the course of each family’s future by giving them the tools they need to succeed.  NeighborImpact’s tool box includes Head Start, weatherization, home repair, energy and rent assistance, financial skills building, savings programs, assisting parents to find child care, tutoring homeless children, providing emergency and transitional housing to homeless families, home buyer education and feeding the hungry.