Because
hunger is widespread through out the world, Empty Bowls was created.
This project helps to eliminate hunger in the world, one community
at a time, and helps raise awareness so that hunger can be alleviated.
Girl Scouts, Wild Women of West Texas Red Hat Society, and schools
such as Bowie High School have contributed their time to help with
this project.
This
is the third year for Empty Bowls at El Paso Community College. Each
year an empty bowls are made by numerous individuals then put on display
and later sold and kept as art. These hand-made bowls are filled with
soup during an event open to the public for $10 a person.
“When you enter, it looks like an ocean. An ocean of bowls which
each person was able to go up to, choose one, then sit down to have
a bowl of soup and bread to enjoy the atmosphere,” said Mary
Scott, art instructor at VV.
“The best part of it is that once you choose a bowl and enjoy
your soup, you are able to keep the bowl you chose.”
Bowie
students are taking part in the creating of the Empty Bowls.
Photo courtesy Empty Bowls program
The
Texas Food Bank, EPCC Culinary Arts Department, along with chefs from
the American Chef Federation of Greater El Paso provide the food served.
“I have seen ages five-90 years old participate in it,”
said Scott. Empty Bowls is an event for many individuals and organizations.
Workshops are open to EPCC faculty, staff, students and anyone within
the community.
Anyone can make a bowl and donate it to Empty Bowls of El Paso. “Art
is a revelation of the soul and spirit. It is a culture and it shows
how people care about each other,” said Scott.
Bowl making workshops have already started and will continue through
November.
“It is really exciting to see how unique every bowl is. They
are pieces of folk art and they will never be repeated,” said
Scott.
Workshops will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 p.m. and Saturdays
at 3:30 p.m. There are limited spaces, so spots must be reserved with
Scott for exact dates, times and campuses. Scott is also seeking people
interested in helping by making bowls, advertising, and getting supplies
or helping organize.
The annual Empty Bowls dinner is scheduled for Jan. 27, at the TM
campus dining room from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This year there will be
a magician who will donate his services to this event,as will the
TM culinary arts department.
Tickets will be sold in January for the dinner. After supply costs
are deducted, the money raised is given to the West Texas Food bank
to help eliminate hunger in the El Paso community. The last Empty
Bowls campaign raised $6,000.
“We hope to double that amount and that everybody will come
and support this event,” said Scott.
