Bowl of Thanks benefits Food Share of Ventura County

VENTURA, Calif. –The annual Bowl of Thanks included a pottery marketplace and music.

Bowl of Thanks celebrated it's sixth year over the weekend, and it's first year in the Ventura Harbor.

Customers who bought donated bowls have a chance to fill them with free samples of chowder and other dishes at harbor restaurants and businesses including Andria's Seafood, Baja Bay Surf N' Taco, Boatyard Pub, Brophy Bros., Coastal Cone, Margarita Villa, The Greek, Top This Chocolate, and The Loose Cannon.

Artists said they enjoy sharing their work.

They also hope to inspire others to give pottery a try.

"We are very excited because over 700 bowls have been donated by local potters, " said ceramic artist Rebecca Catterall," Every dime from the sale of a $25 bowl goes to Food Share and the second portion of the event is this marketplace where local potters have set up booths and we are able to sell our work and introduce people to ceramics."

They are selling more than bowls.

Shoppers also bought ceramic Christmas ornaments and gifts.

Proceeds from bowls sold at the Ventura Pottery Gallery at 1567 Spinnaker Dr., Suit 105, helps Food Share provide meals for the 267,000 hungry residents in Ventura County each year.

Ventura County Potters’ Guild is a non-profit dedicated to promoting ceramic through workshops, and monthly meetings.

For information, visit www.vcpg.org.

There is also an online store at www.venturapotteryonline.com.

The Bowl of Thanks continues on Sunday. If you miss it the Bowl of Thanks and wish to donate visit https://foodshare.com