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Sarasota News Leader November 1, 2013 Page 67 ALL FAITHS FOOD BANK HOLDING BOWLS OF HOPE ON NOV. 3 All Faiths Food Bank welcomes the public to Carla's Clay, Englewood Art Center, Island come to Phillippi Estate Park on Sunday, Nov. Village Montessori, Out-Of-Door Academy, 3, for the annual Bowls of Hope fundraiser. Pete Nye, Pine Shores Presbyterian Church, "Join us for soup and select a beautiful hand- Pine View School, Sister Maureen of Venice crafted bowl to keep," a news release says. and Venice Art Center. "Your support helps us fill the empty bowls of The soup selections will be provided by more our neighbors in need." than 30 local restaurants, and bread, dessert and light beverages will be included in the Tickets are $25 at the door. ticket price. Live entertainment will be offered. Additionally, hundreds of ceramic bowls will Phillippi Estate Park is located at 5500 S. be available — created by local potters — Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. Tents will be from which to choose, the release adds. Those erected to protect participants from sun or local businesses offering their wares will be rain. For more information, call 549-8131. INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE SET FOR NOV. 13-15 The Sister Cities Association of Sarasota has • Sustainability, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. teamed with the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and the Greater Sarasota • Renewable Energy Alternatives, from 9 Chamber of Commerce to host a three-day a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 14. conference on Sustainability Through • Sustainability of Ocean & Water Resources, Renewable Energy & Aquaculture. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 15. It will be held Nov. 13-15 in USF SarasotaManatee's Selby Auditorium, located at 8350 N. Attendance is open to the public, but registraTamiami Trail in Sarasota, a news release says. tion is required, the release points out. Full registration for the three-day conference is $75. The goal of the conference is to bring together An option for attending select daily sessions is both professionals and students from Florida $30 per day. Lunch is included for those with and Sarasota's Sister Cities, the release notes. paid registrations on Nov. 13 and 14. "One of the major missions of Sarasota Sister Cities Association (SCAS) is to foster international relationships through exchanges in areas of business, culture and education," said SCAS President Beth Ruyle Hullinger in the release. "SCAS's objective is to develop respect, understanding and cooperation through citizen diplomacy." The conference will focus on three topics: To register for the conference go to http:// sarasotasistercities.org/en/form/international-sustainability-conference-registration. College and high school faculty members and students may register for the conference at no cost by contacting Dr. Raymond Young, conference chairman, at aloharay4@gmail.com. Lunch will not be provided to those attending the sessions at no cost, the release adds.