This is a community fund raisers with the proceeds benefit our local food closet and elsewhere. This evening will include a Hearty home-cooked meal features: Soup, bread, and beverage. A handmade ceramic bowl, made & donated by local potters, is yours to keep 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Diamond Springs Lions Hall, corner of Missouri Flat Road and Pleasant Valley Road Placerville Suggested Donation: $15 - 50 per person (keep the bowl as a reminder that hunger exists in our community and around the world) Children under 10 are Free (Those admitted free will receive a meal, but no keepsake bowl)
For more information contact: Diana (530) 642-1120
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