Save the Date! November 20, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The 5th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner will be held in the Elgin High School Cafeteria on Thursday, November 20, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The Elgin High School Art classes, Family and Consumer Science classes, Art Club, SWAT, and FCCLA invite the community to come out and support this effort to raise money for hunger relief. The name Empty Bowls is to remind us of the many people who go to bed hungry because their bowls are empty.
The H.S. Art classes, Art Club, H.S. Family and Consumer Science classes, SWAT, and FCCLA have created handmade clay bowls. You are invited to purchase a beautifully handcrafted bowl for $10 and receive a free meal of beans, cornbread, and dessert. With over 300 bowls to choose from, there should be something to please everyone.
This year the money raised will go to the Elgin Community Food Pantry, the Lawton Food Bank and Feed the Children. Last year, the dinner and later sales raised around $2000 and was donated to the Lawton Food Bank and Feed the Children. The goal this year is to raise $2500.
The Empty Bowls Project is an international effort to fight hunger. The basic idea is simple. Participants create ceramic bowls, and then serve a simple meal. Guests choose a bowl to use that day and to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. All community members are invited to take part in this international fight against hunger.