ECHO
ATASCADERO, Calif. The El Camino Homeless Organization, or ECHO, is bringing back their annual Empty Bowls event on April 29.
The event will be a drive thru/pick up event.
The event will be held at the Atascadero Bible Church from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The event will feature soups, stews and chowders from local restaurant chefs and artisan breads from local bakeries.
The organization is still looking for donations of soup for the event. Any restaurant interested can email, greer@scoutrentalco.com.
Local celebrities will be serving attendees in their cars.
Each meal includes soup and break for a family of 4 along with desserts.
–El Camino Homeless Organization is holding its annual Empty Bowls event on Thursday, April 29, at Atascadero Bible Church, 6225 Atascadero Ave., Atascadero. New this year is a drive-through pick-up from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features delectable soups, stews, and chowders from local restaurant chefs and artisan breads from local bakeries.
Reprising their role are local celebrities coming to serve attendees in their cars. Each meal includes soup and bread for a family of four and desserts too.
Tickets are available for purchase through the ECHO website at www.echoshelter.org/empty-bowls-2021 for a family meal serving four people for $50 or $60 with a souvenir hand-crafted empty bowl. Everyone is encouraged to participate to support ECHO and its mission of helping those facing homelessness in our community.
–Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services on Tuesday announced the recent appointment of two new battalion chief officers.
Atascadero Fire Captain Matt Miranda was recently promoted to fire battalion chief of operations. The position was vacated last year when former Battalion Chief Bill White retired from the fire service. Captain Miranda had been serving as interim battalion chief and was selected by Fire Chief Casey Bryson after an internal testing process.
Miranda began his fire service career as a reserve firefighter with Atascadero in 1999. He was hired full-time with the department as a firefighter in 2001. Miranda later earned a Bachelor of Science in Occupation Studies from Cal State Long Beach while working full-time. After two years, he was promoted to fire engineer then became a fire captain for the department in 2009. Miranda has been involved with a variety of programs during his time with Atascadero, perhaps most notably in department training. He is a founding member