THERE WILL ALWAYS BE EMPTY BOWLS IN THE WORLD.
“Empty Bowls” Take a stand in the fight against hunger and homelessness!
Empty Bowls serves as an educational program about hunger and homelessness and as a local fundraiser for [insert organization here]. The idea for Empty Bowls is simple-participants decorate ceramic bowls and purchase the bowl for a good cause. The bowls serve as a reminder that there are always "Empty Bowls" in the world.
Want to know more about how to volunteer for “Empty Bowls,” UNCG’s annual Community Social Justice Project?
Choose one of the following options and find the perfect fit for your talents!
- Contact Joe Frey.
- Visit the Leadership and Service-Learning website and search for volunteer jobs posted under “hunger⁄poverty.”
- Click the Volunteer Opportunities link in the navigation bar.
SAVE THESE DATES!
Part I: The Creative Prelude!
SPREAD THE WORD! If you belong to a club or organization, get all your members interested in participating in the bowl painting! It is something that not only supports a great cause, but is also FUN, CREATIVE, and RELAXING all in one!
In January, volunteer “artists” will put their talents to work decorating 300 ceramic bisque bowls—instructions, guidance, colorful glazes and brushes will be provided.
Monday–Friday, January 25–January 29, 2010
11:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Elliott University Center Commons
Note: The bowl painting will continue through January 29 unless all of the bowls are painted before that date.
The bowls will then be fired and made ready for the special event. On April 1st, members of the university community will have a chance to “purchase” the unique bowls and enjoy a simple meal together to draw attention to world hunger.
Part II: Ongoing education about Hunger and Homelessness
Event TBA
Part III: Fill Your Bowl
Thursday, April 1, 2010
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
In the Azalea Room in the Elliott University Center to choose your bowl(s) and the Multicultural Resource Center to fill your "empty bowl"
For a minimum donation of $8, you can go to the EUC Azalea Room and select a beautiful hand-painted
soup bowl—which you’ll get to keep—and then go down to the Multicultural Resource Center to enjoy a piping-hot
bowl of soup. While you dine, the sponsors of this event will use unique
approaches to tell you about projects promoting social justice on the
UNCG campus, in Greensboro and in surrounding communities.
Part IV: Resources
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National Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/index.html -
National Alliance to End Homelessness
http://www.endhomelessness.org/ -
US Conference of Mayors
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has produced a survey of 28 major cities on their conditions of hunger and homelessness.
http://www.usmayors.org/publications -
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
http://www.nlchp.org/ -
US Department of Housing and Development
http://www.huduser.org/publications/povsoc.html -
National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/nshapc/NSHAPC4.html -
US Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/homeless/ -
Hunger in America 2006 Report
http://www.hungerinamerica.org/export/sites/hungerinamerica/about_the_study/A2HNationalReport.pdf -
USDA
Economic Research Service - look for reports on hunger
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/
Food and Nutrition Service
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/