I was given a flyer the other day about a project called EMPTY BOWLS. The theory is this; A group decides what local food charity they want to support and then set about the task of creating lots of bowls. Pottery, I suppose, but I am sure they are not professional, or even usable, just symbolic. They have an event, usually a soup dinner, but can include silent auctions or art sales, or craft sales. For a donation of a set sum, $10-20, they get a bowl of soup and a bowl to take home to remind them of the hungry in their community.
Usually the money goes to a food pantry, but some cities give cash or store chits so people can go buy what they like to eat. It is to educate people and help us feel the power people feel when they help erase world hunger.
Interesting concept. For a group that have people who would like to spend a day a week or month preparing bowls, it would be a good project. The bowls seem to be all sizes and shapes and with varied decorations. None are fancy. It would be good for the givers and the receivers and the people in between.
There is a website for information about EMPTY BOWLS.
