Empty Bowls
Thu, Nov 09
|Woodland High School
Join us for a supper of sourdough bread and delicious soup ladled in... a handmade bowl by a local artisan while being entertained by talented musical performers. This evening is a combined effort to raise awareness in the fight to end hunger.
Time & Location
Nov 09, 2017, 6:30 PM
Woodland High School, 1500 Dike Access Rd, Woodland, WA 98674, USA
About The Event
“Empty Bowls” is an international project to fight hunger, personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. It began in 1990 by Lisa Blackburn and Art teacher John Hartom, when they joined a drive to raise charitable funds in his Michigan community for hunger relief.
48,000,000 MILLION PEOPLE ARE FOOD INSECURE IN THE UNITED STATES. In Washington 1 OUT OF 7 ADULTS AND 1 OUT OF 5 KIDS live in households who struggle to put food on the table!
Every month in the Woodland community, 2,500 seniors, children, and disabled rely upon the local food bank, Woodland Action. Those living in the crisis of poverty often struggle to feel like their voices are heard. Many researchers have investigated the ties between art and progress toward social change. Woodland Action is striving to use art to open the conversation about economic struggle and the effect it has on th…
Tickets
Individual Ticket
$20.00
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