Empty Bowls: A Fundraiser to Help Fight Hunger
Posted by Krissy PondenOn Thursday, February 23, Unquowa hosted their first Empty Bowls Fundraiser. Empty Bowls is a project started by an art teacher in Michigan in 1990, who had his high school students create ceramic bowls that were then sold with soup as a charitable event to raise money for the community. Since then, hundreds of Empty Bowls fundraisers have been hosted around the country with a similar concept in mind: to give students and others a way to help raise awareness and funds to help fight hunger in their local communities. Unquowa students each created a ceramic bowl that was symbolically left empty to remind us that many people (children included) often have to go without food. Chef David prepared a simple meal of tomato soup and bread that families attending the event were able to enjoy after purchasing a handmade bowl for a donation. It was an important and heartwarming event that brought the Unquowa community together with the common goal of helping to support the work of local soup kitchens. Bowls that were not sold the night of the event will be displayed in the front hall and will be available for a donation of any denomination that can be dropped off in the Main Office. A huge thank you to everyone who made this event possible!
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