Empty Bowls Project
A Success! Empty Bowls Fundraiser November 29, 2006
Franklin Pierce College hosted an Empty Bowls fundraising lunch on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Pub in the Campus Center on the Rindge campus. Attendees selected a bowl, made a donation ($10 suggested minimum), and had lunch, courtesy of Sodexho. $1,300 was raised on the day of the event and total raised to date, including additional sales, is over $1,900. For more information, please call 603.899.4142
Bowls Still Available Through End of Semester!
A number of bowls are on display in the central exhibit case in the Library and are available for sale through final exams. Suggested minimum donations are listed. See a Circulation staff member to open the case for you. Again, all proceeds will go to the selected recipient organizations.
Recipient Organizations
100% of the donations received during this fundraiser will be contributed to hunger relief organizations. The Rindge Food Pantry (Rindge, NH) and Heifer International will benefit equally from the donations.
Empty Bowls: The Story and the Organization
In 1990, a high school art class made ceramic bowls to support a food drive. The Project has done a world of good since that first event in 1990. It has raised awareness about hunger and always benefits hunger-fighting organizations in its attempt to end world hunger. Participating groups sponsor a meal, guests pick a bowl (a reminder of all of the empty bowls in the world) and make a donation, and all of the donations are passed along to a hunger-fighting organization. Simple. Important. For more information, see the Empty Bowls Project. For more information on hunger and hunger relief organizations, see the EMP hunger awareness page.
Affiliated Organizations
The students, faculty, and staff involved in the FP Empty Bowls Project are pleased to have the support of Sodexho and its Stop Hunger Program, Ceramics classes in the Fine Arts program at FP, the New England Center for Civic Life, the Library, and Reality Check. Sodexho supplied the food, the Ceramics program made bowls, and the Library contributed the publicity materials. A dedicated group of students, faculty, and staff contributed time and talent to organize the event.