Welcome to Empty Bowls!

Because of your generosity…

Because of your generosity…

River City Community Services is there for people like…

River City Community Services

is there for people like…

Lucinda – a toddler who is getting enough food to grow healthy and strong. 40% of the food RCCS provides is for children like her.

Ralph – a disabled Korean veteran. Seniors now represent 10% of our clients, but the need is growing as they struggle to meet basic living expenses.

Beth – She is raising two teenage sons while working part-time. 35% of those who come to River City Community Services are “working poor”.

Beth told us: “ People are prideful. They don’t want other people to know they need help like this.”

Beth told us:

“ People are prideful. They don’t want other people to know they need help like this.”

The government now says the r ecession began in December 2007…

The government now says the r ecession began in December 2007…

Want to know how we knew?

Want to know how we knew?

We looked outside the window

We watched the lines grow

And our shelves grow bare

RCCS served a record 3,801 people in November 2008

And 36,305 people in 2008… Up almost 50% from 2006

Because of your generosity, RCCS was able to provide all of these families and individuals with a 3-day emergency food supply

Because of your generosity,

RCCS was able to provide all of these families and individuals with a 3-day emergency food supply

Almost everywhere we look, we see the signs of troubled times in our community…

Almost everywhere we look,

we see the signs of troubled times in our community…

From Oak Park to…

Arden Way…

Fulton Avenue…

… Fair Oaks Blvd.

And the suburbs…

Wherever hunger happens our 3-day supply of emergency food makes a difference

Wherever hunger happens

our 3-day supply of emergency food makes a difference

Your generosity helps prevent obesity because people have access to healthy food … rather than cheap, high-sugar, high-carb food that has little nutritional value

Your generosity

helps prevent obesity because people have access to healthy food

… rather than cheap, high-sugar, high-carb food that has little nutritional value

Your generosity ensures that kids have the energy they need to pay attention and learn in school

Your generosity

ensures that kids have the energy they need to pay attention and learn in school

Your generosity helps prevent diseases and illnesses related to poor nutrition and costs that can bump a family into poverty

Your generosity

helps prevent diseases and illnesses related to poor nutrition

and costs that can bump a family into poverty

Your generosity Prevents malnutrition and depression among elders who live alone … and trade off food for medicine

Your generosity

Prevents malnutrition and depression among elders who live alone

… and trade off food for medicine

Here’s how we help

River City Community Services is the only food closet that operates every week day to provide a 3 day emergency food supply , once a month to anyone in need who lives anywhere in Sacramento county

River City Community Services is the only food closet

that operates every week day

to provide a 3 day emergency food supply , once a month

to anyone in need who lives anywhere in Sacramento county

Morning is delivery time

Sometimes you get popsicles while you wait

Shelves are restocked

Our 6 chairs rapidly fill And sometimes Mac or Cheese , the cats , greet our guests

Our 6 chairs rapidly fill

At the two intake desks, volunteers like Page ask for ID and collect basic information They also find out about special dietary and prep needs

Volunteers like Gill and Allan fill bags with a 3 day supply of groceries

Sometimes there’s fresh produce

And extras like diapers, formula, baby food And personal toiletries

We also provide a limited number of vouchers for Emergency shelter Rental assistance, and Utility bills

We also provide a limited number of vouchers for

Emergency shelter

Rental assistance, and

Utility bills

All of this goodness happens because of generous people like you who…

Volunteer

Hold food drives

Grow and donate produce

And support Empty Bowls !

Months before March 10 th … Students from 19 schools started creating works of heart

… with the help of their dedicated teachers

Professional potters and hobbyists got into the act

The committee stepped forward Soup chefs were recruited Honorary servers were invited

Volunteers… volunteered !

And sponsors said “yes”, especially… Western Health Advantage, founding sponsor Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, host sponsor Wells Fargo, co-host

Western Health Advantage, founding sponsor

Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, host sponsor

Wells Fargo, co-host

We thank our major and corporate sponsors Bayless Properties Bonney Plumbing and Air Lisa Campodonico Robert and Winifred Gaines Managed Fund, SRCF The Golden One Credit Union Johnson & Johnson Steve and Pamela Kepler Mindy and Clement Kong Pat Loewen Mark III Ray Stone Inc. Ray Stone Senior Communities Velocity Venture Capital Weston and Associates Mechanical Engineers

Bayless Properties

Bonney Plumbing and Air

Lisa Campodonico

Robert and Winifred Gaines Managed Fund, SRCF

The Golden One Credit Union

Johnson & Johnson

Steve and Pamela Kepler

Mindy and Clement Kong

Pat Loewen

Mark III

Ray Stone Inc.

Ray Stone Senior Communities

Velocity Venture Capital

Weston and Associates Mechanical Engineers

And our co-sponsors & friends Co-sponsors GL Construction Patricia Hughes Al and Norma Lammers Norwood and Associates Rytina Cleaners Shasta Linen Supply Friends of Empty Bowls David Berkley Fine Wines and Specialty Foods Diana and Dan Dooley

Co-sponsors

GL Construction

Patricia Hughes

Al and Norma Lammers

Norwood and Associates

Rytina Cleaners

Shasta Linen Supply

Friends of Empty Bowls

David Berkley Fine Wines and Specialty Foods

Diana and Dan Dooley

And our family sponsors! The family of Karen Bocast The family of Sue Bristow The family of Katie Brown Wallace and Sue Clark Charlie and Marie Duff The family of Sonia Garza The family of Randy Getz The family of Thea Givens Cheryl Young & Tom Sebo The family of Katie Griffin Vicki & Ed Hollingshead The family of Allen Max Luger, Attorney at Law The family of Kim Silvers The family of David Studer Susan & Sally Veazey The family of Susana Watson

The family of Karen Bocast

The family of Sue Bristow

The family of Katie Brown

Wallace and Sue Clark

Charlie and Marie Duff

The family of Sonia Garza

The family of Randy Getz

The family of Thea Givens

Cheryl Young & Tom Sebo

The family of Katie Griffin

Vicki & Ed Hollingshead

The family of Allen Max Luger, Attorney at Law

The family of Kim Silvers

The family of David Studer

Susan & Sally Veazey

The family of Susana Watson

We also thank our soup sponsors… The Broiler Steakhouse Lucca Michelangelo’s Italian Art Restaurant Paragary’s Restaurant Group Scott’s Seafood Grill and Bar 33 rd Street Bistro Vizcaya The Waterboy

The Broiler Steakhouse

Lucca

Michelangelo’s Italian Art Restaurant

Paragary’s Restaurant Group

Scott’s Seafood Grill and Bar

33 rd Street Bistro

Vizcaya

The Waterboy

Our beverage and dessert sponsors… Bennett’s Bakery Cupcake Craving Ettore’s Goodie Tuchews The Grateful Bread Company Sodexho Food Management Sacramento Coca Cola Bottling Company Starbuck’s Trader Joe’s

Bennett’s Bakery

Cupcake Craving

Ettore’s

Goodie Tuchews

The Grateful Bread Company

Sodexho Food Management

Sacramento Coca Cola Bottling Company

Starbuck’s

Trader Joe’s

Our kind in-kind sponsors Bennett’s Bakery California State Association of Counties Heather Enos Ella Dining Room and Bar Grange Restaurant and Bar Masonic Temple Association of Sacramento PASCO Shasta Linen Towe Auto Museum

Bennett’s Bakery

California State Association of Counties

Heather Enos

Ella Dining Room and Bar

Grange Restaurant and Bar

Masonic Temple Association of Sacramento

PASCO

Shasta Linen

Towe Auto Museum

And those who helped us tell our story! Susan Bitar, Aria Communications Dan Harris -- retail poster design Porter Novelli -- public relations Lauren Silva Nicole Leddy The art students of Christian Brothers, Encina High School and Loretto High School

Susan Bitar, Aria Communications

Dan Harris -- retail poster design

Porter Novelli -- public relations

Lauren Silva

Nicole Leddy

The art students of Christian Brothers, Encina High School and Loretto High School

Our honorary servers The Very Rev. Dean Brian Baker, Trinity Cathedral Joan Burke, Loaves and Fishes Buck Busfield, B Street Theater Steve Cohn, Councilman, District 3 Bob Gaines, Point West Insurance Ruth Gottlieb, Gottlieb and Assoc. Tom Hopkins, M.D., Sutter Medical Center Katherine Keeney, Sutter Health Patrick Kennedy, Sacramento Unified School District Sotiris Kolokotronis, SKK Development Mary Margaret Lehman, Past Chair, Empty Bowls Richard Lewis, Executive Producer, California Musical Theater Jason Levien, Assistant General Manager, Sacramento Kings Kevin McCarty, Councilman, District 6 Diane Mizell, community volunteer Mary Rotelli, Teichert Construction

The Very Rev. Dean Brian Baker, Trinity Cathedral

Joan Burke, Loaves and Fishes

Buck Busfield, B Street Theater

Steve Cohn, Councilman, District 3

Bob Gaines, Point West Insurance

Ruth Gottlieb, Gottlieb and Assoc.

Tom Hopkins, M.D., Sutter Medical Center

Katherine Keeney, Sutter Health

Patrick Kennedy, Sacramento Unified School District

Sotiris Kolokotronis, SKK Development

Mary Margaret Lehman, Past Chair, Empty Bowls

Richard Lewis, Executive Producer, California Musical Theater

Jason Levien, Assistant General Manager, Sacramento Kings

Kevin McCarty, Councilman, District 6

Diane Mizell, community volunteer

Mary Rotelli, Teichert Construction

Thanks to those who helped us tell our story! Susan Bitar, Aria Communications Dan Harris -- retail poster design Porter Novelli -- public relations Lauren Silva Nicole Leddy The art students of Christian Brothers, Encina High School and Loretto High School

Susan Bitar, Aria Communications

Dan Harris -- retail poster design

Porter Novelli -- public relations

Lauren Silva

Nicole Leddy

The art students of Christian Brothers, Encina High School and Loretto High School

Lastly (but hardly least), our very hard working committee ! Katie Brown, Event Chair, Decorations Chair Kelly Ashwell, Kitchen Chair Susan Bitar, Publicity/PR Chair, with assistance of Betsy Stone Sheila Brown, In Kind Sponsors Chair, with assistance of Faith Galati Donna Chipps, Website and Internet Ticket Sales Chair Beth Foondos, Signage Coordination Chair Kathie Hanna, Volunteer Coordinator Chair, with assistance from Sue Bristow Virginia Henry, Correspondance/Marketing Chair Norma Lammers, Corporate Sponsors Chair Pat Loewen, Raffle Chair Nancy Tate, Event Day Logistics Chair Dee Vrame, Honorary Servers Chair Tina Wilks, Retail Ticket Sales Chair Eileen Thomas, Wrap-Up and General Cheerleading Chair!

Katie Brown, Event Chair, Decorations Chair

Kelly Ashwell, Kitchen Chair

Susan Bitar, Publicity/PR Chair, with assistance of Betsy Stone

Sheila Brown, In Kind Sponsors Chair, with assistance of Faith Galati

Donna Chipps, Website and Internet Ticket Sales Chair

Beth Foondos, Signage Coordination Chair

Kathie Hanna, Volunteer Coordinator Chair, with assistance from Sue Bristow

Virginia Henry, Correspondance/Marketing Chair

Norma Lammers, Corporate Sponsors Chair

Pat Loewen, Raffle Chair

Nancy Tate, Event Day Logistics Chair

Dee Vrame, Honorary Servers Chair

Tina Wilks, Retail Ticket Sales Chair

Eileen Thomas, Wrap-Up and General Cheerleading Chair!

As more people need a little help… we have great faith that…

As more people need a little help…

we have great faith that…

River City Community Services will be ready to offer… food, compassion, and hope

River City Community Services will be ready to offer…

food, compassion, and hope

Because of your generosity!

Because of your generosity!

Here’s how you can help Sign up to receive e-mail alerts about food we need, etc., at http://www.rivercitycommunityservices.org

Hold food drives

5 more ways! Ask us to your service club Donate online or by mail Give through United Way Volunteer one day a week Dream up a small fundraiser

Ask us to your service club

Donate online or by mail

Give through United Way

Volunteer one day a week

Dream up a small fundraiser

River City Community Services can make a difference …

River City Community Services can make a difference …

Because of YOU !