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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday September 14, 2007 - 21 Empty Bowls to help homeless Cream of mushroom soup came up the winner at Saturday's soup tasting at Whole Foods Market, in support of Home Suite Hope's Empty Bowls event. The inaugural Empty Bowls Help for Halton's Homeless, presented by Lockwood Chrysler, will be at Appleby College on Sunday, Oct. 21 from 1 ­ 4 p.m. The concept of empty bowls is simple ­ ceramic bowls are created and sold by local potters, students and volunteers and the money raised is donated to Home Suite Hope, a local charity helping Halton's most vulnerable ­ men, women and children who are without a place to call home. As a thank you to those who purchase bowls, soup and bread from some of Oakville's finest restaurants and caterers will be served. "It's a great honour for our chefs to receive recognition along with other top restaurants in the area," said France Fournier, Marketing and Community Relations Specialist at Whole Foods Market Oakville. Not only will Whole Foods Market Cream of Mushroom Soup be served at the event, soups from Julia's, The Twisted Fork and Stoney's Bread Company, to name a few, will also be featured. Empty Bowls' proceeds benefit Home Suite Hope, a local charity developing innovative solutions to homelessness by providing shared living accommodation for people who are in dire straits. Many people in Halton aren't aware that there is an issue of homelessness here because they don't see people on the streets. However there are the `invisible homeless' ­ those who couch surf or stay with friends or family to get by ­ until they have to move on to the MICHAEL IVANIN / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER SOUP'S ON: Candace Ogston samples a soup from Ron St. Jean of Whole Foods Market Oakville and Wendy Perkins of Home Suite Hope Saturday. next temporary shelter. There are actually 1,200 people in Halton who become homeless each year. Tickets for the Empty Bowls event cost $50, and additional donations are appreciated. Visit www.homesuitehope.org for more information. Among the local participating restaurants and caterers are: Fishbones Oyster Bar & Grill, Funky Thai Restaurant, Jonathans of Oakville, Julia's Ristorante, O'Finn's Irish Temper, Seasons Restaurant, Sharkeys World Café, Stoney's Bread Company, Tikki Tikka Indian Restaurant, The Twisted Fork, Via Mia Italian Restaurant, Campbell Soup Company, Jennifer's Kitchen, At Lorraine's Table, Sodexho Food Services, The Cook's Companion and Whole Foods Market. SWI ZER DOW O N! 2007 ZER DOW O N! FT 99 5 BI-W K 2007 AUTO XL7 J 2007 WITH X 25,999 219 CPP AIR $ OR O NLY $ BI-W K 5855 Terry Fox Way Mississauga Gran AIR d $ 20,99 Vitar a COMP $ LIMEN 179 5 LU B E TARY L /OIL/ F I LT E I R with a FETIME ny new vehicle CPP 5 SP D WI TH ZER DOW O N! OR O NLY BI-W K purcha se! END OF SUMMER TENT SALE SATURDAY September 15th, 2007 9:00am ­ 3:00pm Suzuki of Oakville 2219 Wyecroft Road, Oakville, ON L6L 5L7 905-469-2429 Toll Free 1-866-229-3897 Fax 905-469-4562 All Sales Are Final Only Debit, Visa & Master Card Accepted Includes One Year Functional Repair Only · Must Take Product Day of Event ·