Every year
EMPTY BOWLS
MONONGALIA
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has a wide selection
of handcrafted bowls
available to
ticket purchasers.
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The Empty Bowls Board of Directors wishes to thank the Monongalia County community, including businesses, the many volunteers, and patrons for their outstanding support of this
year’s Empty Bowls luncheon. Our 9th Empty Bowls luncheon was held February 28. More than 1,800 patrons attended. We raised over $106,000 including donations to our endowment
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Without the support of the following businesses and individuals this event could not have succeeded. Thank You!
Services and Resources
Your Community Foundation
The Hazel & JW Ruby
Community Center at
Mylan Park
The Sew Inn
Long Arm Sally
John & Tom Rowan
Linda Hall
Kurt Tetter, Zenclay
Sue Ting
Laura Schlesinger
José Fernando Oquendo
Roselyn Newton
Morgantown Arts Association
Kristen Cooper
The WOW! Factory
WVU Creative Arts Center
Ceramics Studio
WVU Craft Studio
Monongalia General Hospital
KLM Properties
Morgantown Printing and Binding
WV Copy Center
Menu Plus
PNC Bank
St. Thomas à Becket
Episcopal Church
Corey Farris
Mail & More
The UPS Store
Westover United Methodist
Church
Davis Brothers Farms
Michael & Dominick Marrara
Bill & Ruth Stockwell
WVU Mountaineer Week
The Dominion Post
Three Cities
Corridor
Morgantown Living
Suncrest Town Center Krogers
Morgantown Chamber of Commerce
Howard Hanna Premier
Properties by
Barbara Alexander
Suburban Lanes
First United Bank
WCLG – Kay Murray
Your Bulletin Board
Morgantown Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Donna Tennant
Main Street Morgantown
Jenn Waters
The City of Morgantown
Jake & Nick Lemoff
Avery United Methodist Church
Restaurant Store
WVU Dining Services and
Culinary Creations
Noah Sampson (left) helps Betty Fonner
show off the wonderful quilt that up for
raffle at this year’s event.
Empty Bowls
Financial Contributors
2015
Platinum ($1,500 +)
Anonymous (2)
Kiwanis Foundation of Morgantown
Clear Mountain Bank
Grainger Foundation
Thomas and Hope Covey
Greer Industries
PNC Foundation
Black Diamond Realty
G. Corey Farris
Gold ($1,000 -$1,499)
Anonymous
Antonio’s Restaurant
Suncrest Elementary School Students
Walmart Foundation
Rotary Club of Morgantown
Rotary Club of Cheat Lake
Micheal and Linda Hall
(Turkish Bazaar and
Pearls for Girls)
Robinette Legal Group
Suburban Bowling Lanes
Mike and Nancy Mosser
Robert W. Stephens
St. Thomas a Becket Episcopal
Church
St. Mary’s Roman
Catholic Church
Mountaineer Loggers
Assoc. Cooperative
Jane and Don Martin
Silver ($500-$999)
Geoffrey and Kathryn
Moffett Bradford
Morgantown North Rotary
Rotary Club of Westover
Mike and Tammy Miller
Steve Gnegy
George and Mavis Grant Lilly
Al and Cheryl Prichard
Margot Racin
Flying Fish
Jerrey and Becky Hoyt
Atomic Grill
Classic Furniture
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First United Bank and Trust
Bronze ($250-$499)
The Mills Group
KLM Properties
Craig and Nancy Walker
Wesbanco
WVU Housing and University
Apartments
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Students
WVU Farms – composting
service
Mike & Tammy Miller –
composting service
Al & Cherly Prichard –
composting service
Stalkmarket
Eco-Products
Sabert
Starbucks
JM Sales
McDonalds
Summer Breeze Comfort Systems
Soup,Bread &Cookies
IHOP
Outback Steakhouse
Iron Horse
Lakeview Resort
Bob Evans – Cheat Lake
Schmidt’s Saloon
Mid Atlantic Market
Two Fat Cousins
The Lakehouse
Ruby and Ketchy’s
Asian Bistro
Flying Fish
Charlie’s Grill
Atomic Grill
Grandma Jeans Country Kitchen
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Secretary’s & Cooks at
Westwood Middle School
Hotel Morgan
Woodburn Shanks
Ali Baba’s
Provoloni’s Italian Grill
China City
Village of Heritage Point
Peking House
Nonna’s
Lebanese Bistro
Wall Street Grill
Puglioni’s Pasta & Pizza
Beehive Café
Shoney’s
Muriele’s Italian Restaurant
The Tea Shoppe
Salvation Army
Clutch
Coach’s Crab Shack
Stefano’s
Bartini
Tilted Kilt
Vise Versa
Mario’s Fishbowl
Gibbie’s
Vintage Room
Donna Weems (left) and John Garlow
regaled attendees with live music
throughout the day.
Donald Spencer
Robert and Tina Tallaksen
Aaron and Lana Yoho
Health Care Litigation
Support LLC
APO-Lambda Omicron
Chapter
Med Express
March Westin
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John and Grace Taylor
Sandra Graff
Daniel and Nancy Driscoll
Sandy Poulson
Qdoba Mexican Grill
Copper ($100-$249)
Anonymous (3)
Eric K. Johnson
Ann Davidson and
Lloyd Davis
Sharon E. Leech
Dr. Roger King
Bill Fremouw
Larry Edgell
Harriet Colebank
Benton Financiers
The Giggenbach Family
Brockway Avenue Auto Repair
William and Sharon Collins
Forks of Cheat Baptist Church
Citizens Bank of Morgantown
WV Living Magazine
Waterfront Family Pharmacy
Jofran, Inc.
Rock Family Church
Morgantown Energy
Associates
Ali and Songul Onder
Linda Herbst
Susan and James McLaughlin
Triad Engineering
Jim and Deb Simpson
John Pearson
Rita. D. Tanner
Jack and Alice Frost
Ed and Ann Cather
Betty M. Maxwell
Richard and Therese
Iammarino
Karen Lawson
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Tom and Carol Brown
John and Harriet Loth
John and Linda Supper
Grethe Myles and Tom Witt
James and Elizabeth Martin
Mike and Margaret Roberts
Heidi and Charles Wiedebush
J.A. and Anthony Sawczyszyn
Mary Biggs
Saratoga Hot Spot
Chico’s Fat Burritos & Tacos
Blue Horizon Restaurant
Chaang Thai
Mother India
Golden Carrol
Green Arch Market
Regatta Bar and Grill
Heritage Grill – Ramada Inn
My Kitchen
Morgantown Brewing Company
Table 9
Black Bear Burrito – Suncrest
& Downtown
Antonio’s Italian Chophouse
Real Juice Bar & Café
Olive Garden
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Heston Farm Winery
Bob Evans – Westover
Tutto Gelato Café
Tailpipes
Boston Beanery
Haught Diggity Dogz
Sargasso
Hilton Garden Inn
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic
Church
First Presbyterian Church
Goshen Baptist Church
Avery United Methodist Church
Wesley United Methodist
Church
St. John’s University Parish
St. Paul Lutheran Church
St Thomas à Becket
Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church
First Christian of Brethern
Church
Mountaineer Catholic Newman
Club
Gina Barth
Bon Appetite Personal Chef
Services
Sony Lemoff
Contributing Artists
Lisa Giuliani
Lockhouse Studio
Susan Ireton
Jeremiah Art Shoppe
Laura Schlesinger
The Crackpot Studio
Kurt Teeter
Zenclay Studio
Susan Phillips
Stone House Pottery
Scott Burnworth
Jeff Greenham
Lyndell Millecchia
Bill Hagerty
Thomas Harman
Lockhouse Studio
Lisa Giuliani – Owner artist
Pottery students
Girl Scout group #5111, plus
Sally Tolka
Molly Linkous
Margaret Taylor
Courtney Steadman
WVU Ceramic Students &
Faculty Bowl-A-Thon
Angela Hewett
Chris Guffy
William “BeanZ” McKinney
Andrew Keller
Hailey Banda
Nathan Ditzler
Violet Goode
Ryan Brislawn
Jered Peterson
Ethan Floyd Robinson
Shoji Satake
Robert “Boomer” Moore
Andrea Hubbard
Emily Harmon
Kari Kindhlberger
Christina Agostini
Victoria Kearns
Scott Burnworth
Nicole Lamaya
Caroline Wall
University Students in
Professional Ceramics
Programs
WVU Clay Club
Robert Moore - advisor and
artist
ART 341 Production Class
Robert Moore - professor and
artist
The WOW! Factory
Dina Muttillo and Jo Watson,
Owners
Many patrons and organizations
Bowl Makers/Painters
under the Guidance of
Ceramic Instructors
Spring Valley School students
Maureen Hershberger –
ceramics instructor
Cheat Lake Elementary
School Students
Kristi Wolfe - teacher
University High School
Art Students
Irma Barazzone – art instructor
Westover Methodist Youth
Scott Burnworth – potter
Wiles Hills Community Center
Debbie Palmer – art instructor
WVU Craft Center –
WVU students
Dave Buchanan –
manager and artist
Mary Lee Cushing (left) and Susan Linberg
are just two of the many volunteers that
helped serve soup during the event
Jade Misk (left) and Bertha Romine show
off their bowls after looking at some of the
items available for raffle at the event.
Mary Roberta Brandt
Leslie David and Betty
Carpenter
Charles and Sylvia Sperow
Melina and Sean Flanagan
Cary and Susan Butler
Nabil and Nina Jabour
Pat Stewart Realtors
Larry and Sandra Carpenter
Dancing Fig
Dr. Carol Boyd
First Exchange Bank
Michael Fike
Ann K. Bradshaw
Doug Leech
Carol Henry
Phillip Magro
Carol and Jack Brautigam
Joe and Sandra Bennett
Mark Ramsey
Cindy Ashworth
Cloif and Sara Bishop
Sustaining
Ronald and Sherry Nestor
Mimmie and Bill Byrne
J. S. Walker Associates
Robert and Jean Dailey
Savannah Bryner
Mon County Community
Education Outreach Service
Center Service Auto Body, Inc
Joginder and Charlotte Nath
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Eller
Richard and Charlotte Kenyon
Charlotte H. Taylor
Emory and Janet Kemp
Melanie Ann Fisher
Muriel and Bennett Millstone
Ann and Martin Pushkin
Bill and Harriet Van Voorhis
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Forks, Jr.
Susan Cook
Ann Hutchison
William and Nancy Atwell
Robert P. Marinelli
Earl Melby
Terry and Edna White
Asel and Nancy Kennedy
Jean Ann Toren
Cheryl Callen
Mary Roberta Brandt
Alan Collins
Ann Devine-King
Susan Barry
Honey Lee Grosso
Ron Weaver
Mary Ferer
Asuntina Levelle
Russell Miller and Marguerite
Danna
Susan and Steven Kite
Manish and Jennifer Monga
Elizabeth Cilella
Lock House Studio, LLC
Louis Guiliani
Florita Montgomery
Joan C. Bowes
Arnett Carbis Toothman, LLC
Lillian Klein
Ryan and Barbara Hawthorne
Sandy and Mark Price
Pam and Karl Yagle
In Memory/Honor
In Memory of
Dr. Roger Dean Yeager
Larry and Kim Bryner Family
In Honor of Linda Hall
Robert & Jean Dailey
In Honor of G Corey Farris
The Melvin Group
In Memory of Nick Evans
Joann Evans
In Memory of
Donald W. Gillmore
Johanna M. Gillmore
In Memory of Paul V. Cook
Jerrey Hoyt
Chele Varner
Bobbie Brandt
Mike Mosser
Mary Forbes
Cheryl Prichard
G. Corey Farris
Mike and Tammy Miller
In Memory of Bill Stewart
Karen Stewart
In Memory of Gary Bowers
WCLG
In Memory of Naomi Butler
Allison and Clark McKee
In Memory of Mathew Wolfe
Martha A. Phillips and Family
In Memory of Mable Rock
William and Gail Rock
In Memory of
Bill and Stewart Taft
Holly Scotchel
In Honor of Jack and Peggy Borsting
Lynn C. Hammond
In Honor of Ginny Petersen
Lynn C. Hammond
In Memory of John and
Veronica Hefferin
Teressa L. Hefferin
In Memory of Mary McTeer
Kazunardi and Mary Koike
In Memory of Ed Skriner
Norma Skriner
In Memory of J. Russell and
Zenclay Studio – Kurt Teeter
– owner and artist
Pottery Students and
Empty Bowls Bowl-A-Thon
Rose Anne Heater
Addison Martin
T. Anne Hawkins
Brian Jara
Maria Cartwright
Diana Zelanek
Jane Ma
John Baker
Kurt Teeter
Caitlin Cunningham Teeter
Entertainment
Michael Bruno
John Garlow
Michael Ginsburg
Donna Weems
Decorations
Ruth Stockwell
Darrell Auch
Vicki Auch
Fred Bata
Phil Bata
Carla See
Mary Ellen Smith
Dorothy Devine
Alex Davisson
Wilma Gauntlett
Victoria Serra
Judy Culberson
Jim Culberson
Mary Sommer
Tracy Dingess
Photography
Ed Gerson
Special Events
Antonio’s
Atomic Grill
Linda Hall – Turkish Bazaar &
Pearls for the Girls
The Dancing Fig
Qdoba Mexican Grill
Slight Indulgency
Nonna’s Bakery
The Flying Fish
Ticket Sales Outlets
Appalachian Gallery
Twin’s Grocery
The WOW! Factory
Slight Indulgence
Classic Furniture
The Flying Fish
The Elegant Alley Cat
Brad Reed Salon
First United Bank & Trust –
all locations
Dynamic Physical Therapy –
all locations
Every year EMPTY BOWLS MONONGALIA
has a wide selection of handcrafted
and handpainted bowls available to
ticket purchasers.
Helen Skidmore
Bill and Dorothy Skidmore
In Memory of James and
Christine Farris
John and Krista Lobban
In Memory of
Jeffrey Cortopassi
Phayonie Cortopassi
In Honor of Steve Gnegy and
Mike Mosser
Andy and Cindy Heiskell
In Memory of Their Daughter,
Christy
George and Holly Moses
In Memory of Bently Hamilton
Bill and Bobbi Hamilton
In Memory of Mother Louise
Arnold
Gretchen Brown
In Memory of John and Mildred
Peluso
Billy and Carolyn Atkins
In Memory of Mathew Wolfe
Joe and Betty Vorbach
In Memory of Mathew Wolfe
Martina Wolfe
In Honor of Jacob Powell, Leah
Fremouw and
The Reverend Fredrica Meitzen
Kathy Powell
In Honor of Monongalia General
Volunteers
John and Linda Ollis
In Memory of Joan Rose
Terry Rose
In Memory of Richard Leslie
Fleisher
Sandra Dixon
In Honor of Samuel, Laura and
Steven Dixon
Sandra Dixon
In Honor of Dorothy Hosey
Bunny and Brooks Javins
In Loving Memory of Our Son
Mathew Wolfe
Roger and Lisa Wolfe
Terry and Marty Sippin
In Honor and Memory of Emma
Mercer
Janet DeVauly
In Honor of Kathy Powell
Ann Bradshaw
In Memory of My Wonderful
Mother, Jane H. Kiger
Kay B. Kelly
In Memory of Starlane Myers
Scott Myers
Save the Date
February 27th, 2016