Annual Potter’s Bowl scheduled for Mar. 13
Good Shepherd Caregivers (GSIVC) will host their 15th annual Potter’s Bowl Event on March 13, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. at the Shepherdstown Fire Hall. The cost of this event is $30 for adults and $5 for children through 12 years old.
The annual event allows guests to choose a hand-crafted soup bowl and enjoy soups, bread, wine or other beverages and desert. All food at the event is donated by area restaurants.
Who doesn’t love a great bowl of soup? Soup lovers won’t be disappointed.
Along with the enjoyable meal, attendees can take part in both a live and a silent auction.
Dave Spunich, the agency’s chairman of the Board of Directors, donates each year to this event. He crafts several items yearly–one this year is a beautiful wooden cutting board. All can hear many ooh’s and ah’s as the donations are brought to the Good Shepherd Caregivers office location.
The incredible work of the talented potters, along with the auction items donated by area businesses and artists will ensure that there is something there to interest everyone.
This event is so much more then fundraising.
“Donors of these beautiful creations give joyfully stating that they are happy to donate to Good Shepherd Caregivers,” said CEO, Paula Marrone-Reese. “As we are thanking donors for their generosity, they are thanking us for serving our neighbors in need,” Marrone-Reese continued.
“The artists convey their enthusiasm to donate to Good Shepherd Caregivers,” she said.
The event benefits the free services of the charity non-profit, Good Shepherd Caregivers, and the neighborly acts of kindness performed by volunteers. Funds for GSIVC are generated only through donations and holding fundraising events. The help of the community is the only way that these services will continue and that local residents benefit.
Currently the greatest needs fulfilled by the volunteers of Good Shepherd are transportation to dialysis, medical and non medical appointments, medical equipment lending, home repairs and maintenance–making homes safer drier and warmer, Marrone-Reese shared. Good Shepherd helps vulnerable residents to maintain independence and live healthier lives.
Marrone-Reese told the tale of just one who benefits from the agency: A middle age mother is left without transportation while her husband works as a truck driver. She is crippled needing wheel chair assistance. Her son works hard to care for his wife and young baby. The volunteers of Good Shepherd assist this client with trips to the grocery store and necessary medical appointments. Her family is able to work and make a living knowing that their loved one has the support from the volunteers of Good Shepherd Caregivers.
Another example shows Good Shepherd volunteers accompanying an elderly resident to her weekly dialysis treatment for end stage renal failure. First a volunteer picks her up from her home and takes her to the treatment center. Afterward, another one picks her up four hours later. She receives these treatments three times each week even on holidays and weekends. Public transportation is not available therefore the support from the volunteers is a lifesaver for her.
Yet another example shows a local family who adopted a five-year-old child who is unable to walk. Her development is severely delayed since birth. This family cannot afford necessary medical equipment that could help this beautiful child to be mobile. They received medical equipment through Good Shepherd’s lending program free of charge. The quality of life for this child and the family is immensely improved from the support provided by Good Shepherd.
The list goes on and on. Each family has their own story and reasons that they need support. Often people do not hear about Good Shepherd until the day that they are faced with a critical situation. Please show support by attending the Potter’s Bowl. For ticket information call 304-876-3325.
Annual Potter’s Bowl scheduled for Mar. 13
Good Shepherd Caregivers (GSIVC) will host their 15th annual Potter’s Bowl Event on March 13, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. at the Shepherdstown Fire Hall. The cost of this event is $30 for adults and $5 for children through 12 years old.
The annual event allows guests to choose a hand-crafted soup bowl and enjoy soups, bread, wine or other beverages and desert. All food at the event is donated by area restaurants.
Who doesn’t love a great bowl of soup? Soup lovers won’t be disappointed.
Along with the enjoyable meal, attendees can take part in both a live and a silent auction.
Dave Spunich, the agency’s chairman of the Board of Directors, donates each year to this event. He crafts several items yearly–one this year is a beautiful wooden cutting board. All can hear many ooh’s and ah’s as the donations are brought to the Good Shepherd Caregivers office location.
The incredible work of the talented potters, along with the auction items donated by area businesses and artists will ensure that there is something there to interest everyone.
This event is so much more then fundraising.
“Donors of these beautiful creations give joyfully stating that they are happy to donate to Good Shepherd Caregivers,” said CEO, Paula Marrone-Reese. “As we are thanking donors for their generosity, they are thanking us for serving our neighbors in need,” Marrone-Reese continued.
“The artists convey their enthusiasm to donate to Good Shepherd Caregivers,” she said.
The event benefits the free services of the charity non-profit, Good Shepherd Caregivers, and the neighborly acts of kindness performed by volunteers. Funds for GSIVC are generated only through donations and holding fundraising events. The help of the community is the only way that these services will continue and that local residents benefit.
Currently the greatest needs fulfilled by the volunteers of Good Shepherd are transportation to dialysis, medical and non medical appointments, medical equipment lending, home repairs and maintenance–making homes safer drier and warmer, Marrone-Reese shared. Good Shepherd helps vulnerable residents to maintain independence and live healthier lives.
Marrone-Reese told the tale of just one who benefits from the agency: A middle age mother is left without transportation while her husband works as a truck driver. She is crippled needing wheel chair assistance. Her son works hard to care for his wife and young baby. The volunteers of Good Shepherd assist this client with trips to the grocery store and necessary medical appointments. Her family is able to work and make a living knowing that their loved one has the support from the volunteers of Good Shepherd Caregivers.
Another example shows Good Shepherd volunteers accompanying an elderly resident to her weekly dialysis treatment for end stage renal failure. First a volunteer picks her up from her home and takes her to the treatment center. Afterward, another one picks her up four hours later. She receives these treatments three times each week even on holidays and weekends. Public transportation is not available therefore the support from the volunteers is a lifesaver for her.
Yet another example shows a local family who adopted a five-year-old child who is unable to walk. Her development is severely delayed since birth. This family cannot afford necessary medical equipment that could help this beautiful child to be mobile. They received medical equipment through Good Shepherd’s lending program free of charge. The quality of life for this child and the family is immensely improved from the support provided by Good Shepherd.
The list goes on and on. Each family has their own story and reasons that they need support. Often people do not hear about Good Shepherd until the day that they are faced with a critical situation. Please show support by attending the Potter’s Bowl. For ticket information call 304-876-3325.
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