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"Empty Bowls" Feed Children
What is Empty Bowls?
The Empty Bowls Project is an international and local program providing support for hunger organizations while encouraging individuals to become involved on a personal level. Empty Bowls events raise funds and create awareness of hunger in our community. Visit www.emptybowls.net for information about the organization.How can I participate?
There are two ways to participate at artclectic: by making a bowl in the Free Tent Event and by purchasing an "Empty Bowl" created by someone else. On Saturday, October 28th, drop in anytime from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Families are invited to join with children from the Nashville community and local artists in a free hands-on interactive workshop to create a clay bowl or paint and glaze bisqueware. These vessels become part of a Bowl Bank.What is the Bowl Bank?
The Bowl Bank is a collection of artisan and novice handmade bowls created by the public and professional craftspeople at Tennessee Arts and Crafts fairs and other events, such as the USN Tent Event, designed to raise awareness for hunger relief.How does this feed children and where does the money go?
For a minimum $10 donation, guests select a bowl from the Bowl Bank and have it filled with ice cream, generously donated by Ben & Jerry's. Patrons then take home the bowl as a permanent reminder of their effort to alleviate hunger in our community. All funds raised for Empty Bowls will be donated to the Food Security Fund of Middle Tennessee, an outreach of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee in cooperation with Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy "bringing agencies together" initiative. Local hunger relief organizations such as food banks, community gardens, and shelters are just a few of the recipients of the Empty Bowls campaign.Children Feeding Children
" Many of our young people believe that hunger exists only in Third World countries or remote rural areas or among the homeless or unemployed,” says Susan Eidam, Chairperson of the Empty Bowls initiative for University School of Nashville. "The fact is that there are 12 million children and 31 million adults starving in our country. Nearly half of these people live in households containing a single working mother or an elderly person. Empty Bowls works to help feed those who are working to feed their families," says Susan. "World Food Day is October 16th, and our University School students, teachers, and staff will be recognizing what we can do through a series of age-appropriate projects for Empty Bowls.”USN alumnus Quinn Loggins, son of folk music legend Dave Loggins, will perform for Middle School and High School students prior to the week of artclectic in order to heighten students’ and teachers’ awareness of the project. Loggins has a wonderful website at quinnloggins.com with music and details about his commitment to the Empty Bowls project, as well as a free download of the song he authored for the project, “Empty Bowls.”
For more information about Empty Bowls visit www.emptybowls.net.
For Patron and Sponsorship opportunities contact Susan Eidam at
497-4518.
