The third annual Loving Bowls fundraiser can fill your belly with fresh food and add a new handcrafted bowl to your cupboard.
A variety of dishes from Loving Bowls 2014. Nate Osbourne photo.
At the March 18 luncheon fundraiser in Nelson, you get to choose an artisanal bowl made by local potters in clay studios or by wood turners, then fill it with a cuisine of your choice from a variety of ethnic flavours cooked by local restaurants. Also a social event, there will be live music and door prizes of gift baskets and gift certificates.
This popular event raises funds for the ANKORS Foundation Fund, which benefits people living in the Kootenay Boundary with Hepatitis C.
“The monies are used for medical purposes — getting to and from appointments, paying for supplements — groceries and transportation,” said ANKORS coordinator Megan Samms. A liver clinic in Nelson serves the entire region, although people likely have to go to Vancouver for a transplant, she said.
Nationally, it is estimated that 300,000 people are known to be living with Hep C, although the actual number is thought to be higher, as there are more cases that are undiagnosed.
“People can live for years without showing symptoms,” said Samms.
Getting ready for the event, she said the support has been “unbelievable”.
“I’m amazed at how stoked people are to be involved with this. This whole event is running on people’s generosity and all the funds stay here.”
She said an added bonus is to promote services and support at ANKORS in Nelson.
Loving Bowls is on Wednesday, March 18, from noon until 2 p.m. at the Hume Room in the Hume Hotel. Tickets are $40 and are available at ANKORS (101 Baker St.). Eighty tickets are available and the event typically sells out well ahead of time. For more information call Samms at 250-777-2520.
