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Empty Bowls Project
Written By: A.J. Stewart | Issue: 2018/08 - August
In our hectic world, it’s easy to take things for granted.
Take your last meal, for example. You may have gone to the grocery store and spent half an hour picking out all you needed to cook a wonderful dinner for your family; you may have dashed through a deli and grabbed a sandwich for lunch or snagged your breakfast from a drive-thru. But there are some people that don’t know when they’ll get to eat again. Every day, millions of people face the grim reality of hunger and food insecurity. Nearly one in five people in Jackson and Macon County fall below the poverty line.
On Sunday, October 7, join the Fishes and Loaves Pantry and The Food Pantry in Highlands as they present the annual Empty Bowls Project. Guests are invited to share a simple meal of soup and bread served in a handmade bowl. These bowls are crafted by local artists and donated to the project. The soups are provided by various local restaurants. For a nominal donation, guests enjoy the warm meal and take the bowl home with them as a reminder of their generosity and the bowls they are helping to fill for others.
Empty Bowls began as a high school fundraiser in Michigan in 1990. Students made ceramic bowls in their art class, then used them to serve a simple meal. Donors were encouraged to keep their bowls. Since then, Empty Bowls has become a nation-wide project that brings artists and charitable organizations together to bring awareness to the issue of chronic hunger and support local food banks and pantries.
Justin Allman from Firemoss Pottery, as well as artists from The Bascom and the Western Carolina Woodturners, have all donated their time and talent to contributing to this project.
In Cashiers, visit The Orchard Restaurant Event Barn from noon until 2:00 P.M. and purchase your bowl and meal for $25. In Highlands, pick up your bowl at Coleman Hall at First Presbyterian Church from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. for $25. For more information, contact Carole Stork in Cashiers at (828) 743-3222, or The International Friendship Center in Highlands at (828) 526-0890.
