Fun Charity Dinner to Benefit DC's Hungry Families!! ☕
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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
3304 Washington Blvd , Arlington, VA (map)
38.885925 -77.099663Metro-friendly, carpool instructions below, meet inside, we'll have a table with a Meetup sign -
Let's get some good karma, make some new friends, enjoy a delicious meal and even get to take home a beautiful handmade bowl as a souvenir! At this Meetup, we'll attend the Empty Bowls dinner hosted by SOME (So Others Might Eat) and then afterwards visit the local coffee shop Northside Social Coffee and Wine for a private tour.
SOME (So Others Might Eat) is an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation's capital. They help break the cycle of homelessness by offering services, such as affordable housing, job training, addiction treatment, and counseling, to the poor, the elderly and individuals with mental illness. Each day, SOME is restoring hope and dignity one person at a time. Let's join them in this amazing effort!!
SOME is hosting the Empty Bowls supper in collaboration with the Corcoran College of Art and Design and other area potters. Empty Bowls is an opportunity to raise awareness about the growing issue of hunger in Washington, DC, and to provide meals for the District’s hungry and homeless. Guests are invited to attend a simple soup supper (soup, bread, dessert) where they may choose and take home a beautiful hand-crafted bowl that will serve as a reminder of those whose bowls are empty. All proceeds from the event will help SOME continue to provide more than 1,000 meals each day to hungry and homeless District residents.
We will then head around the block to Northside Social Coffee and Wine, an independently owned coffee shop and an Arlington institution. One of their staff members will tell us about the history of Northside Social and its mission while we enjoy coffee, wine or sandwiches.
This charity event includes:
- Meetup group introductions and facilitation led by Organizer Lisa
- Handmade ceramic bowl of your choosing
- Supper of supper, bread and dessert
- Optional visit afterward to Northside Social Coffee and Wine
Price: $20 pays for your supper and the bowl. Buy your own ticket online at the SOME website. Choose the option that says "$20.00 Once ticket - March 6 - St. Charles".
Schedule: We will have dinner at Empty Bowls from 6-7:30pm, and then walk across the street to Northside Social Coffee and Wine at 7:30pm. Please plan to arrive by 6pm.
How to Get There: St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church is located near the Clarendon metro on the Orange Line. Click here for directions on Google Maps. Please feel free to arrange carpools in the comments below.
What to bring: Buy your tickets in advance just in case they sell out--even if you have to cancel, it's a donation to a good cause! Dress warm for walking outside and be ready to have a good time and make some friends. :-)
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Nejla ☆ DC Global Adventurers
Scrap my earlier message...this event has just been CANCELLED due to weather. Please follow Lisa's instructions below if you would like a refund for your ticket that you bought from SOME.
March 6
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Lisa A.
Re: your Empty Bowls ticket. If you choose, your donation to Empty Bowls is 100% tax-deductible. If you would like to be reimbursed, please contact Ingrid at [masked] or [masked] x1129 to process the refund.
March 6
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Lisa A.
Empty Bowls is CANCELLED due to the weather. I'm so sorry! This was to be my first event as a co-organizer. I'll keep you informed as to the rescheduling of the event.
March 6
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Nejla ☆ DC Global Adventurers
Hi everyone, this event is ON for tonight, so please update your RSVP status to No if you no longer plan to attend.
Thanks!1 · March 6
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Stover Voght
Will we be kept in the loop on the status of this dinner related to the upcoming snowstorm? If there are government closings on Wednesday, is there a chance this event will still happen Wednesday night? Thanks!
March 4
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Lisa A.
I called SOME, and they are planning to have the event unless it's a really bad snowstorm. It's hard to reschedule the church space as you can imagine. They'll have the info posted tomorrow by noon on their website so I will keep everyone informed.
March 5
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Nhaomie
I wish I could come, but I don't get out of workin time. We should do events like this on the weekend :)
March 4
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A former member
Already have other plans
February 27
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A former member
I would love to do this but my only time available is weekends. I hope to do this when it is on a weekend.
1 · February 25
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Lisa A.
SOME is closed today for President's Day so I'll call tomorrow to see if they have a kid-price ticket or if the children can come in without buying a bowl. Now back to work for me!
February 18
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Lisa A.
Hi. I asked one of the SOME people about kids. You can certainly buy a bowl for them for $20 (no kid's prices), which includes soup, dessert, and bread. Most kids have bowls to eat, but she seemed to think it was OK if children hung out with their folks. Maybe we'll see you and your kids. Does that answer your question?
February 19
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Nejla ☆ DC Global Adventurers
Want to invite your friends on Facebook? I just made this handy
Facebook event so you can join and invite your friends!http://www.facebook.com/events/...
February 12
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Wil J White
I have my ticket. This will be my first time to meet any of the group members.
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Kristie
I would love to attend but I'll be traveling for work. Have a lot of fun, everyone!
February 11
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