SOUP
for every season

I talk a lot about food.  I take food for granted.  I have been in some pretty horrible financial situations over the years, but I always knew that there would be a next meal for me and my family.  Not everyone has that luxury.  So, while I blather on about the pros and cons of of reducing dairy in my diet, there ARE people in my community, and yours, that wish whether or not they have dairy was their CHOICE.  This next Call is artistic in nature, related to food, and may be one of the hardest Calls  to get you to follow through.  Please investigate…

Check out the Call to Action known as Empty Bowls.  Many of you get upset at the never ending requests that you, as an artist, receive to donate your work to some non-profit or the other.  Here’s your chance to be a part of creating an event that makes a difference in YOUR community in a way that YOU can control.  Please just take a look…

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CALL to ACTION:
Empty Bowls

Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render Group.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  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.

DEADLINE:  On-going as long as someone in your community is hungry

SALES:  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.

For complete details, visit Empty Bowls online!