Bowling for soup

Published 12:00am Wednesday, April 20, 2005
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&uot;It’s a nice combination of the arts and a good service project,&uot; said MSCTC ceramics instructor Lori Charest. &uot;It helps the students to be aware that not everyone has everything that we do.&uot; Empty Bowls was started in Michigan by a teacher in the 90s, and the concept is simple. Have a fund raising lunch of soup and bread, and visitors get to choose their own handcrafted bowl to take home with them as a reminder that there are always &uot;empty bowls&uot; in the world. Charest said students from her ceramics classes have been working on the project over the course of the year and other artists have been creating bowls for the event. Filling those bowls will be the works of students in the Chef Training program from the MSCTC Moorhead campus. So far the Empty Bowls Project has raised millions of dollars for anti-hunger organizations, and the proceeds from this event will go to the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen and Food Shelf, and Charest encouraged others to check out the soup kitchen, as it isn’t just for those in need. &uot;Anyone is welcome at the Salvation Army,&uot; said Charest. She added people can eat there and donate for their meal. &uot;It’s a really great place to go for lunch, and it has a real family atmosphere.&uot; The Imagine/Render Group, the organization that sponsors Empty Bowls, suggest a minimum donation of $10, and Charest said additional funds up to $500 will be provided by Thrivent Financial for the project.

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