Today was an interesting day, we finally got to help out at the Empty Bowls Fundraiser.(This event seeks to raise awareness of the growing need for support of local food pantries. Sponsors of this event encourage guests to take bowls home with them as a reminder of the need to fill empty bowls.) We first arrived and were shown the bowl room. It had over 300 bowls beautifully hand painted by caring people. Local girl scout troops, boy scouts, and even a group of 6th grade students from a local school donated their time and painted bowls with creative sayings and beautiful designs. The doors opened to the public at around 12. Hungry people poured in, holding more than one bowl. If you bought a bowl and were getting soup you paid twenty dollars. If you were just getting soup then you got a yellow ticket and only paid 10 dollars. Children got a green ticket and got in for only 5 dollars. Amazingly, within one hour three tables that were once filled with bowls were now empty and only one table remained. Since we were in charge of giving people raffle tickets I was able to see who chose which bowls. I was thrilled to see a very nice lady chose my handcrafted bowl! .(Its weird to think that people are going to use the things that i made in their own home) All the people that bought bowls seemed so impressed with their uniqueness and creative designs. In the end it, was a huge success and we heard the soups were delicious!. They were donated from different companies and culinary schools from all around Massachusetts! What a team effort!
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