Blair Bowls Feed the Hungry

In recent weeks, Blair ceramics students, under the direction of art teacher Kate Sykes, were involved for the second year with the Empty Bowls program – a nationwide initiative with grassroots participation – producing 50 bowls in the School’s ceramics studio. These bowls were made as part of a local fundraiser sponsored by NORWESCAP (Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program), a not-for-profit community action program. NORWESCAP provides cost-effective, coordinated services to low-income people in Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Passaic and Warren Counties in New Jersey.

In conjunction with NORWESCAP’s recognition of National Hunger Awareness Day, art students crafted these bowls which were sold to the public for a benefit luncheon on June 3 at the NORWESCAP Food Bank Annex in Phillipsburg, N.J. Proceeds benefitted NORWESCAP’s Food Pantry. Other local potters around the county also participated in the Empty Bowls program, with area restaurants and food suppliers providing soup and bread for the luncheon.

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Updated 6/4/08

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