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Barnabas Thanks the 2021 Empty Bowls Sponsors:
Empty Bowls is supported by a grant from the Delores Barr Weaver Forever Event Fund, est. 2015.
Legacy Sponsor
Titanium Sponsors
Jeff & Melonie Murphy
John & Sandy Mullman
Terry & Liza Cotter
Presenting Sponsors
ANONYMOUS (x2)
ANONYMOUS (x2)
Challenge Fund Sponsor
ANONYMOUS
Platinum Sponsors
ANONYMOUS (x2) | Corky & Andrea Hoffman | David & Judy Easterly | J. Shannon O’Conner & The O’Conner Families | Pamela Fox | John & Debbie Baechle | Kathryn Kelly | The Amelia Island Industrial Park
Gold Sponsors
AEL Family Foundation | David & Betty Berkman | Jim & Suzie Hocker | Ken & Connie McDaniel | Renov8ed Homes, LLC | Ron & Janet Pfeffer | Stephen & Susan Kaye | Vijuk Properties, LLC | Walter & Gina Scheller | William & Sheila Braddock
Silver Sponsors
Amelia Rentals and Management Services | ANONYMOUS | Barnabas Leadership Team | Buddy & Cathy Eller | Big B’s Yard Cards | Bill & Anne Gower | Billy & Anne Allen | Bob & Lauri Dewey | Bob & Thea Gude | Braddock Metallurgical | BRC Florida Holdings | Cape House / Lola Interiors | Charlie Carr & Julie Holland | Compass Self Storage | Donna Lovely Photos | First Federal Bank | Guy Petty & Mary Anne Sharer | Howard Haims & Carole Cooper-Haims Jack & Jane Dickison | Jerry & Jill Mathe | Jim & Donna Sweet | Joe and Leslie Cutajar | John & Julia Taylor | Kate Ligare | Lou & Andrea Alvarado | Lynn Tennille Photography | Mike Black & Diane Michels | Mike & Charlotte Bowling | Michel & Lyn DeRoy | Nassau Health Foods | Rotary Club of Amelia Island Sunrise | Stephen & Jamie Reynolds | The Malspeis Outfit LLC | The Villani Family Foundation | Tom & Christy Henrichs | Vanco International, Inc. | Walmart Yulee Store #5037 | Walmart Fernandina Beach #977 | XL Carts, Inc.
Bronze Sponsors
Alan & Frances Herzog | Amelia Island Surgery Center | Anne Sparkle | ANONYMOUS (x2) | Anthony & Susan Jarzyna Berkshire Hathaway Chaplin Williams Realty | Bob & Judy Schmonsees | Brad & Tawnia Weiss | Century 21 John T. Ferreira & Sons | Community Hospice & Palliative Care | Cotner Associates, Inc. | Dave Turner Plumbing | Davis Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram | Donald & Nancy Kyle | First Port City Bank | Flynn Family Foundation | Gage Tree Care | Island Foliage | James & Kara Lawrence | Jim & Jane DuCharme | Jim & Nancy Williams | Jim & Peggy McCurry | John & Karen Schaffner | Johnson Home Builders, Inc. | Julian & Diana McKinnie | Launch Printing & Promotions | Linda Simmons & Louis Tuzy | Nancy Tarbis | Pam Troxel | Parker Contracting Inc.| Paul & Becki Clark | Pelindaba Lavender | Rayonier Advanced Materials | Richard & Leslie Pierpont | Ron & Janet Kolar | Scott & Sons Fine Jewelry | Shoe Visions | Story & Song Bookstore Bistro | Team McEwen Sarah & Susan Realtors, Watson Realty Corp | Teresa Miles & Don Sheppard | Tom & Lynn Herlihy | Wallace Pierson Travel
Copper Sponsors
Ace Painting & Maintenance | Amelia Outdoors (Paul & Melissa Davison) | Andrea Lennon, PA | Anne Sterchi | Beautiful Blooms Landscape Design-Build | Bill and Ann Searles | Cash’s Tree Service | Coastal Vision Center | Coastal Community Health Services | Conrad & Lauren Sharps | Courson & Stam, CPA/Amelia Insurance | David & Lynne Beauchamp | Doug and Amy Wilsterman | Ed’s Comfort Solutions, Inc. | Ellen Stone | Eliza Darnell | George & Claudia Watts | Herb & Connie Buck | Hot Paws | Jack and Motsy Hanna | Jack O’Keefe | Jerry Hinson | Justin & Susanne Pelham-Webb | Lott’s Furniture | Mark & Marie Fenn | Michael & Holly Gebel | Morrow Insurance | Paul Clark Ford | Philip & Debbie Lehman | Pineland Bank | Salli Roberts | Spatola Contracting Group | Stuart & Eileen Klein | The Plantation Shop | Therapeutic Solutions of Amelia | Tony & Kathy Smeraglinolo | Wanda Lanier
Special Thanks
Artists & Potters (bowls for online auction) | Caroline Blochlinger | ETHOS Event Collective | Event Volunteers | Fernandina Beach Police Department Auxiliary Corps | Fernandina Beach Pirates Club | Florida Music Academy | Jim DuCharme | Jim Sweet | Lester Crawford & the New to You team | Lewis Turner, First Coast News | Paul Griffin | Pierre and Company | Rotary Club of Amelia Island Sunrise | Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island Pirates | Terry Cotter | Terry Thrift