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Empty Bowls is supported by a grant from the Delores Barr Weaver Forever Event Fund, est. 2015.
Legacy Sponsor
Presenting Sponsors
ANONYMOUS (x2)
Challenge Fund Sponsor
Jack & Charlotte Roberts
Platinum Sponsors
ANONYMOUS | J. Shannon O’Conner & The O’Conner Families | Jeff & Melonie Murphy | John & Debbie Baechle | The Amelia Island Industrial Park
Gold Sponsors
Bob & Joan Ottenritter | Jim & Suzie Hocker | Joseph & Drenda Vijuk Foundation | Ken & Connie McDaniel | Pamela Fox | Rod & Betsy Odom | William & Sheila Braddock
Silver Sponsors
Abigail Lorick | Airport Industrial Park | Amelia Rentals and Management Services | ANONYMOUS (x3) | Barnabas Leadership Team | Big B’s Yard Cards | Bill & Anne Gower | Billy & Anne Allen | Braddock Metallurgical | Bronson & Paula Lamb | Cape House/Lola Interiors | Charlie Carr & Julie Holland | Compass Self Storage | Corky & Andrea Hoffman | David & Betty Berkman | Davis Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram | First Federal Bank | Florida Public Utilities | Guy Petty & Mary Anne Sharer | Hot Paws | Howard Haims & Carole Cooper-Haims | Jack & Jane Dickison | Javier Fernandez | Jim & Donna Sweet | John & Julia Taylor | Lynn Tennille Photography | McCranie & Associates | Michel & Lyn DeRoy | Nassau Health Foods | Renov8ed Homes LLC | Ron & Janet Kolar | Ron & Janet Pfeffer | Rotary Club of Amelia Island Sunrise | Summer House Realty | Synovus Bank | Vanco
Bronze Sponsors
Alan & Franes Herzog | Anne Sparkle | ANONYMOUS (x2) | Bob & Judy Schmonsees | Claudia Watts of Coldwell Banker The Amelia Group | Community Hospice & Palliative Care | Cotner Associates, Inc. | CTS Custom Homes | Don Sheppard & Teresa Miles | First Coast Sotheby’s International Realty – Joe Cutajar | First Port City Bank | Flynn Family Foundation | Island Foliage | Jerry & Jill Mathe | Jim & Jane DuCharme | Johnson Home Builders, Inc. | Julian & Diana McKinnie | Kate Ligare | Launch Printing & Promotions | Louis Tuzy & Linda Simmons | Lou & Andrea Alvarado | Mike & Charlotte Bowling | Mooney’s Custom Woodworks | Norm & Mary Ellen Ledwin | Parker Contracting, Inc. | Passero Associates, LLC | Paul & Mimi Grube | Rayonier Advanced Materials | Salli Roberts | Steve & Debby Melnyk | Stephen & Susan Kaye | The Villani Family Foundation | Tom & Lynn Herlihy | Wallace Pierson Travel | XL Carts, Inc.
Copper Sponsors
Ace Painting & Maintenance | Amelia Coastal Realty | Amelia Dental Group | Amelia Fernandina Real Estate | Andrea Lennon, PA | Anne Sterchi | Anthony & Kathy Smeraglinolo | Anthony & Susan Jarzyna | Berkshire Hathaway Chaplins Williams Realty | Bob & Sandra Hughes | Buddy & Cathy Eller | Century 21 John T. Ferreira & Sons | Chaplin Property LLC | Creative Cabinetry | Courson & Stam, CPA/Amelia Insurance | Donald & Nancy Kyle | Doug & Amy Wilsterman | Ed’s Comfort Solutions, Inc. | Ellen Stone | Gorham Custom Builders of Florida, Inc. | Herb & Connie Buck | J. Thomas McKeel P.A. | Jerry Hinson | Jim Raycraft | John & Karen Schaffner | Justin & Susanne Pelham-Webb | Kevin Brodrick | L. Moore Aesthetics | Larry & Dabney Byrd | Lott’s Furniture Martha Wright | Maureen Paschke | Melanie Nobis | Michael & Holly Gebel | Morrow Insurance | Pelindaba Lavender | Philip & Debbie Lehman | Pineland Bank | Sally Reilly | Shoe Visions | Spatola Contracting Group | The Plantation Shop | Wanda Lanier
Special Thanks
Amelia Island Surgery Center | Amelia Music Studio | Arthur Herman: Bagpipes | Caroline Blochlinger | Ellen Stone | Empty Bowls Committee Members | Event Volunteers | Fernandina Beach Police Department Auxiliary Corps | Hupp & Ray | Jim Sweet | Larry Byrd | Lewis Turner, First Coast News | Matthew Richardson: Trumpet | Pam Bell: Bells | Pierre Kendrick: Saxophone | Rayonier, Inc., Drone Coverage | Terry Cotter | Will Riddell
