Students at Piedmont College are fighting hunger in Habersham one bowl at a time. They are again hosting an Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit the local soup kitchen.
The event is unique in that art students from the college craft and paint the bowls that are used. In exchange for your donation you get to choose your bowl, eat out of it and keep it when the event is over – a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world.
The 6th Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser will be held Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 6-9 p.m. at the Swanson Center on the Demorest Piedmont College campus. Soups will be furnished by El Jinete in Clarkesville and Fender’s Diner in Cornelia. Freshman students in Piedmont’s German class (PDMT 1101.09) will provide bread, drinks and decorations. There also will be entertainment.
Professor Monika Schulte is a student advisor and one of the organizers of the event. She says all of the proceeds from the Empty Bowls fundraiser will be donated to the Lord’s Help Soup Kitchen in Cornelia. “This is an initiative to give to the community with the support of the community,” Schulte says. Last year the event raised $1,900. This year Schulte says their goal is to raise over $2,000 to help fight hunger in Habersham.
The event cost/donation is $15. Bowls can be reserved in advance or you can pay at the door.
Click here to reserve your bowl and help support this worthwhile cause.
