Today was the last day of our Empty Bowls food drive at school. I don't have a final count yet on the cans but can tell it is a lot less than the 1400 cans we raised last year. I did have one student who brought in 45 cans though! He said that he went out into his community (neighborhood) and asked for donations. How cool is that? He must have really wanted to take home his bowl! Its really hard for the kids I teach (who have whatever they want) to understand hunger. They love clay though and are super excited to make a bowl and exchange it for canned food. Hopefully one day they'll look back on the bowl and it will remind them of the things we talked about and inspire them to do something about the empty bowls everywhere.
Empty Bowls... educating about the massive amounts of hunger in our world and inspiring the little ones to do something to help!
Check out my resources: Stone Soup ("bring what you've got, put it in the pot, every bit counts from the largest to the least!"), Sarah McLachlan's World on Fire video (you have to see this!! http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/mtm05/index.php?id=514), and www.emptybowls.net.
Did you know that last year over 38 million people were food insecure in the United States? Here in Georgia over one million people (12%) live in poverty. Fulton County's numbers are even higher at 25% poverty of residents! How can you make a difference?
"For it is in giving that we receive" -St. Francis of Assisi
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It is ashamed in a land of such great plenty, there are so many people who are food insecure. I'm glad the students are involved in this effort.
Sandra Eileen http://artisan-jewelry.blogspot.com/
Empty Bowls is such a great program. I've not been to one in about a year but the times that I did get to go, I really loved the experience. It is a great way to let people know about hunger in this world, in a gentle way. It is inspiring to read that you helped to facilitate the one in your town. :)
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