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
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ReplyDeleteI love the quote at the end. It's so true, and I think volunteering is a great way to help make your community the kind of place you want to live in.
ReplyDelete-Gracie Kate (5th)
I think it is a good thing to participare in because your are giving to cause that helps others. Plus you get yo keep a bowl which is a good reminder of all the people in the world that are in need
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DeleteFpd should participate in this because it is helping others in our comunity who are in need and it is good that you get to keep a bowl because it is a good reminder of those in need
ReplyDeletetyler colter 5th
I think Empty Bowls is great because we get to show our artwork in a way of helping others that is simple and easy, yet impacts many lives. -Allie Ballard
ReplyDeleteI think that Empty Bowls is great! making the bowls was fun and for a good cause.-Annie Kate Barnes 5th
ReplyDeleteI love that FPD does this! It's so great that we can reach out and help others in our community in a unique and creative way.
ReplyDeleteim so glad that i got to participate in such a good cause! it is so great be able to make such an easy thing to be able to remind those who buy one that we are so fortunate and that most of the world isnt as well off as we are in our community. -Madison McMickle 5th
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy that we got to make bowls for this organization; it took no time at all to impact so many this people.
ReplyDeletethis is a fun and easy way fpd art can give back!
ReplyDeleteI think that this is an easy way for FPD to give back to the communtity. I also like how it ties into ceramics. I think everyone enjoyed making the bowls.
ReplyDelete-Callie 4th
This was a great idea because it was easy and fun to do while helping our community at the same time.
ReplyDelete-Abby Smith
I think by making these bowls its an easy way for us to help out the less fortunate and provide them with food from the money we get.
ReplyDeleteIan Smith
I think that this organization is very helpful for those that cannot afford food and we should always remember to help those in need.
ReplyDeleteIm so excited that we can be a part of this and that we can help our community in such a simple way! i also love the bowls that we make!
ReplyDeletei think its a great thing that we can have a part in this! i think we bless many people by doing it and it helps alot!
ReplyDeletejoseph lengel
I'm so happy we're doing this! -TJ Sams
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a really good project! I think that it's a good idea to raise money! And it's fun to get the bowls when you pay for the soup!
ReplyDeleteKatherine Bolles
I think is great to be apart of it is a great thing for our community! I live the idea of making the bowls it is so creative!
ReplyDeleteKatherine Bolles
I think FPD should participate in Empty Bowls because it is a great way to help our community and get us as younger students involved with the project. -Mary Micah Lee
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to be apart of it! It is so creative! The bowls are such a good idea!
ReplyDeleteKatherine Bolles
Making bowls as been fun and it went towards at great cause! I'm happy to say i was part of it.
ReplyDelete-Lucy Lawhon
I think that empty bowl is an easy way to help out the community. Not to mention that all the money goes to charity. I think empty bowls is something the school should do every year. -Bryan Bledsoe 4th
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad that we are doing this as a class. I think it's great that we are getting to be Gods hands and feet through this!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Smith
i think empty bowls is a great way to show our love for chirst and others that arent as privileged as we are. not only are we having fun while making the bowls but the donations are going to a great organization.
ReplyDeleteClaire Crawford
I think this is good because we are helping people who really need it and it sets a good example for what FPD students should be involved in.
ReplyDeleteParis B. 5Th
I always get so excited to do this project. :)
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