Proceeds from the dinner will help Beans and Rice, Inc., provides four hot evening meals per week for the children. The students work with young people to help them with their homework, artmaking and studying activities. At the fundraising dinner titled Empty Bowls, ceramic bowls created by RU art students are filled with a simple meal of soup.
Guests keep the bowls as a reminder that there are always empty bowls in the world.
In addition to the meal, presentations will be made by RU professors and art education students regarding hunger, service and community awareness. When I heard about the Empty Bowls project and the message they were conveying, involving the artist's creation of a bowl as a symbol, an anthem, and a reminder of hunger I had to be a part of this. Music is my strong point, and if I can use my craft to help others, I jump at the opportunity.