SAVE THE DATE: May 1, 2008

A SWEET WAY TO HELP EV

Join us for a night of celebration of Earthen Vessels, cholocate indulgence, and silent auction fun!

This event will feature the Langham Boston Hotel's unique Chocolate Bar, voted "Best Indulgence" by Boston Magazine, our Chocolate Bar is guaranteed to delight chocolate lovers. This delicious assortment of more than 125 chocolate desserts includes chocolate mousses, specialty cakes, homemade ice cream, fresh baked cookies, milk chocolate passion fruit tarts, miniature s’more cups, cotton candy, delicate truffles, donut machine, homemade waffles with chocolate fondue and more.

The Langham Boston Hotel 250 Franklin Street, Boston MA 02110, 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

We will offer a selection of quality items for auction, including

• A Week's Stay in a beautiful Paris apartment with Eiffel Tower views
• Memorial Day Weekend Stay in a magnificent chalet overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee
• Paella Marinera Meal Prepared in Your Home
• Large Silk Ikebana (flower arrangement)
• Tooth Whitening Treatment by D. Sever, DMD
• Overnight stay with breakfast at the InterContinental Hotel on Boston's waterfront
• A delightful 'date' in Belmont Center: couple's massage, 18 roses, and a fine Thai dinner

and many more. Most of the auction items will be available for on-line bidding (with links to corresponding web sites like restaurants, shops, etc.). The action will commence online on April 14 but you can preview initial items at http://earthenvessels.cMarket.com. Do you have an item to donate? Do you want to help in some way?

Contact: Brian Thompson, President, at (617) 497-0759, brian.thompson@umb.edu, or
Eric Thompson, Benefit Chair, at (617) 489-4031 or ethompson@childrensrights.org

Portrait of former EV camper/tutee Latoyia Edwards

New England Cable News is as proud of their reporter as we here at EV are. Their web site (http://www.necn.com/shows/96/node/359) says: LATOYIA EDWARDS joined the NECN family as a morning reporter in 2005, arriving from WWLP-22 in Springfield, MA, where she had been a weekday anchor. A native of Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, Edwards graduated magna cum laude from Emerson College with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. She began her career as a news writer for WBZ-1030AM radio, and later reported for the Fox affiliate WICZ-TV 40 in Binghamton, NY. She first anchored television for MediaOne cable news network, while also reporting as the morning drive news anchor for WILD 1090AM. Additionally, Edwards has instructed courses for the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. In 2002, Edwards was crowned Miss Massachusetts in the USA pageant. She is married, and greatly enjoys volunteering with youth groups.
Check out Latoyia's own first person account of her time with us, "EV and I", on our web site: http://earthen-vessels.org/evandi.htm
Latoyia has agreed to MC our Chocolate Buffet and Silent Auction on May 1st: come and meet her!