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News Students encouraged to fill 'Empty Bowls'
By Liz Maier Staff writer Mercyhurst College’s Social Work and Art Education departments invite those willing to pick up the spoon to join in the fight against hunger on Sunday, April 6, at the third annual Empty Bowls Meal and Auction event at the Masonic Temple, 32 West 8 Street. Empty Bowls project began in 1990 when a Michigan high school teacher and his students made ceramic bowls in which to serve soup and bread as a means of raising funds to address hunger. Senior public relations coordinators of the Empty Bowls event, Katie Zinn and Mel Peters, said the event is a senior project for the departments. "In the past it has been run by the Social Work and Art Education Clubs but has developed into the Social Work Department’s senior class project," Zinn said. "Last year we raised $6,000 and this year we would like to increase that amount," Peters said. Advising the Empty Bowls event is Dr. Laura Lewis, a professor in the social work department, who said 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania. "For every dollar that we raise, they can purchase $17 worth of food and supplies to aid in the community," Zinn said. Second Harvest Food Bank feeds approximately 52,000 residents of Northwest Pennsylvania annually. Beginning at 3 p.m., participants may choose a hand-carved bowl crafted by students from Mercyhurst Preparatory School and the college’s art education department. "They keep this bowl as a reminder of the many bowls that often go empty as a result of poverty within the Erie community," Peters said. According to Zinn and Peters, restaurants and food chains will donate various soup. "All soups are a reflection of the restaurants that have donated," Zinn said. "They all resemble the diverse population that food banks like Second Harvest are involved with." Zinn and Peters said that an art auction, featuring artists from Mercyhurst College and the greater Erie community, begins at 4:15 p.m., along with live music. "Throughout the event, people will be entertained by Easystreet, a band of Mercyhurst College students," Zinn said. The Empty Bowls event is supported by a Mercyhurst College Academic Enrichment Grant and Mercyhurst College’s Student Government. Approximately 30 students helped organize this year’s event, Peters said. Peters said participation is expected to increase compared to previous years with the increase in student participation and the well-known reputation of the event. Volunteers for the event are not needed because students in Mercyhurst College’s Hotel and Restaurant Management program will prepare and distribute the soup at the event. Tickets are $15 and cover admission and a handcrafted bowl. For children, excluding a bowl, admission is $3. All tickets
must be purchased prior to the event by contacting Shirley Greene at
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