Victoria Empty Bowls
February 10, 2019
Victoria College Student Center
SAVE THE DATE: FEBRUARY 10, 2019!
Please join us as Victoria Empty Bowls marks its 15th anniversary! The event has become a collaborative, community effort supported by a dedicated group of volunteers, ceramic students, potters, restaurants, and chefs.
Victoria College art students and area potters have been busy making bowls throughout the past year to prepare for this year's Empty Bowls event. Bowl price is $15 and includes soup, bread, and drink donated by area restaurants and caterers.
The concept for Empty Bowls started in the early 90’s with Bloomfield Hills, Michigan high school students and their art teacher, John Hartom. In an effort to help out with the local food drive they threw, decorated and fired 120 bowls. The school’s staff was invited to the cafeteria to select a bowl and enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread. John and his wife, Lisa Blackburn, talked to the staff about hunger in their community, thanked them for their cash donations and then asked them to take their bowls home with them as a reminder of those with empty bowls. There are now Empty Bowls projects all over the world.
To date, over $100,000 has been raised to support the agencies in Victoria whose mission is to fight hunger. Proceeds benefit: Food Bank of the Golden Crescent, Christ’s Kitchen, Victoria Christian Assistance Ministry (VCAM), Victoria County Senior Citizen Center, and Victoria College Visual Arts Scholarship.
Help us support the agencies in our community whose mission is to fight hunger.
Contact us by phone at (361)573-3291:
If you are interested in becoming a 2019 Empty Bowls sponsor, please contact Sherri Pall.
If you are interested in becoming a 2019 Empty Bowls event volunteer, please contact Sharon Vaclavik.
If you are interested in making bowls throughout the year, please contact Debra Chronister.
Victoria Empty Bowls Chairs: Debra Chronister and Sherri Pall