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Empty Bowls Project

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Empty Bowls Project is Underway at Greendale High School

Bowls are being made for the 11th annual event in Greendale.

Empty Bowls is about four months away and students have already started preparing for the annual tradition. The Greendale High School US History classes has already made bowls in an assembly line process last week for Greendale's Empty Bowls service learning project aimed at fighting hunger in the community, according to the Greendale School District Website. Empty Bowls has been a time-honored tradition at the high school and in the Greendale community, in which students and faculty work together to raise money to fight hunger by selling soup to community members. The March 17 event will mark the 11th year that Greendale pariticipates in this international effort. Over 600 people are known to attend this event in Greendale. Students …

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Empty Bowls, Another Year of Success

10 Years And Counting!

After ten years, the organizers of the Greendale School District’s Empty Bowls fundraiser have the event down to a science. Saturday evening in the cafeteria of Greendale High School, several hundred guests partook in the tenth annual service learning project to raise money for the Hunger Task Force. For a donation of $10.00, a guest was able to select any of the hundreds of student-made ceramic bowls and enjoy an all-you-can-eat meal of student-made soup, bread and Ferch’s Malt Shoppe and Grill’s frozen custard. Bowls ranged in size, shape and color but had a glaze theme of earthy hues. The kitchen housed five different varieties of soups including: vegetarian chili, black bean, vegetable beef, broccoli and cheese and cream of chicken …

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