This year’s Powderhorn Empty Bowls Event will be different from what you have
come to expect at Powderhorn Empty Bowls. The change to the Event this year is
that there will be no community meal or entertainment. Please read on. We need
your support.
We recently accepted the resignation of two long-term Board Members due to
their personal commitments and we also recently learned that one vital donation
committee volunteer was unable to rejoin us this year. We are a working,
all-volunteer Board and these losses are insurmountable for us this late in the
Event planning season. These departures leave us with exactly three Board
members to finish executing the annual Event, which is typically attended by
2,000 folks in just about 3 weeks. The remaining Board has decided to host the
Event this year in a way that is realistic for our current situation.
Please plan to join us at the normal time and place (Friday, November 2, 2018
from 11:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. at the Powderhorn Park Community Center, 3400 15th
Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407) for the selection of a handmade bowl
donated by a local potter.
After making a donation for your bowl, please stick around to talk with
representatives from our neighborhood to discuss the importance of the work
that is performed in the neighborhood because of our long-standing partnerships
and grants.
We have many volunteer roles that need to be filled in our organization in
order to continue to host this annual Event. We need year-round volunteers,
seasonal volunteers and day-of Event volunteers. PEB Board members will be
available to talk with you about your interest in volunteer roles,
responsibilities and expected time commitments.
Please remember that Powderhorn Empty Bowls is, and has always been, a 100%
volunteer run organization and we need you and your commitment to continue
hosting this Event!
We hope hosting this year's scaled back Event will allow us to raise donations,
which will continue to permit us to make grants to the neighborhood
organizations that have come to rely on our support while also allowing us to
spotlight our dire need for new community volunteers.
Please join us for our 12th Annual Powderhorn Empty Bowls and help us make the
13th Annual Powderhorn Empty Bowls a reality.
Thank you,
Powderhorn Empty Bowls
Board of Directors
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