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Feed Fannin Bowls of Hope
Event Raises $26,000
On a wonderful pre-spring Saturday, March
18, hundreds of people passed through the
doors of Willow Creek Falls in Blue Ridge to
taste and enjoy a myriad of soups provided
by local restaurants in the fourth annual
Bowls of Hope event hosted by Feed Fannin.
Local potters made hundreds of gorgeous
bowls. Ticket holders chose their favorite
upon entry to the event and then enjoyed
bowls of tasty soup while live entertainment
was played on the deck. Attendees browsed
through over 150 donated items from the
Silent Auction.
BOWLS OF HOPE— 2017
Over 75 volunteers help to create a marvel-
ous event for over 500 attendees. After the
event, Feed Fannin Chairperson Connie Gal-
loway announced that all of the efforts
netted “a little over $26,000.”
Feed Fannin provides the majority of their
funds to the Family Connection Food Pantry.
Their efforts, along with those from commu-
nity members, ensure that we are able to
provide carts full of food to those who are in
need in our community. Feed Fannin is the
pantry’s largest contributor annually.
Did you miss this year’s event? Be sure to
put the
3rd Saturday
in March
into your cal-
endar
now! Each
year this
event just
gets
better and
better.
Photos: Top: (L-R) Feed Fannin founder Barbara Ferer,
Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston, Connie
Galloway, Feed Fannin Chair. Middle: Hundreds of
Bowls made choices difficult. Bottom: (L-R) Family
Connection Board Members Carlos Martel and Doug
Beck welcome Stan Helton, Chairman, Fannin Co.
Photos: Brianne Collar, The News Observer
Connections, Winter/Spring 2016-17, Page 3