Monday, January 11, 2016

Ceramics - Empty Bowls

Before we start on first projects, we will make a piece for the Empty Bowls Project.  This is fund raiser for area food ministries that FPD art students began participating in three years ago.  We have a soup dinner and sell our ceramic bowls, platters and vases.

Below is from the Empty Bowls website to further explain the project.
Why should FPD participate?
Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render Group. The basic premise is simple: Potters and other craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity.
It is the collective genius of all the people involved that has made Empty Bowls what it has become. Events have now taken place across the United States and in at least a dozen other countries. Many millions of dollars have been raised and donated to hunger-fighting organizations. We could never have imagined all the things people have done or all the ways the project has touched people.
Each individual or group organizing an event designs it around the needs of their own community and is responsible for their own event. We ask that all such events are called Empty Bowls so that the idea can continue to spread. Please make your event inclusive, insist that it maintain a high level of integrity, include an educational component to raise awareness, and give the money raised to an organization helping to feed people in need.
The largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, Feeding America,  reports that the nation’s food banks could soon be overwhelmed by demand. Statistics show that 1 out of 8 Americans struggle with food insecurity every day. Millions of people have lost their jobs during the most recent recession and the number of food stamp recipients has increased dramatically. Your help is needed now more than ever. Please find the time, make the commitment, get involved. Your single effort can have a profound impact.
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year but when you volunteer, you vote everyday about the kind of community you want to live in.”
-Marjorie Moore

17 comments:

  1. i think that it is Great that FPD is getting involved and helping out our community

    Sara Parker

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  2. I think this is a great thing to do and I'm glad to participate
    - Ashton

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  3. I think that this orginization is wonderful because it shows how God is living in all of us for helping out the needy. Anything will help them, especially food.
    - Gabe

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  4. I think Empty Bowls is a great way to help out the community. It is a very Christ-like thing that we can all participate in.
    - Carson Dingler

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  5. FPD is a Christian school and we are called to help the needy and this organization is a great, fun way to do so.

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  6. I thought this was a genuinely good idea. - Bo

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  7. I think that this organization is a great idea, and that i'm really glad FPD participates in it.

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  8. I think empty bowls is a great way for FPD to help reach out to people in Macon.

    Abigail Butler

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  9. I'm happy to know that our school is taking part in helping Empty Bowls, and I hope we can give them as much as we can.

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  10. empty bowls is an awesome organization and is a great way to reach out and help people.
    - jill

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  11. empty bowls is a fun way to get involved in the community and help people.
    -Peyton

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  12. I'm glad we get to take part in an organization like this at FPD.

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  13. the mission of empty bowls is amazing. so many people think that they have to travel around the world to help people. but, there are people in our own backyards that are hungry and need help.
    - Anna Grace Jones

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  14. I'm excited to be apart of empty bowls this year, and I make great soup so that's good.

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  15. i'm so happy could be this class, i hope this class can make me better for art.

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  16. I really think the whole idea of empty bowls is truly amazing. It's such a creative way to support a good cause. I'm excited to participate and work on this project.

    Meghan Chamlee

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  17. I think it's a good idea to
    Joy

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