Academy Schools’ Empty Bowl effort – an ongoing community-wide service project with Kent-based Northwest Harvest – continues to make an impact.<\/p>\n
Donations and the collection of canned and dry nonperishable foods continue to roll in, organizers said.<\/p>\n
Through the Empty Bowl program, Academy Schools of Tukwila has provided more than 12,377 meals, based on Northwest Harvest’s 22-cents-per-meal calculation.<\/p>\n
Guests at a Jan. 19 Empty Bowl event shared a meal of soup and bread, generously donated by Pike Place Market and Safeway Store No. 1563 in Renton. A raffle – thanks to the donation of a large gift basket from Continental Mills – raised an additional $215 for Northwest Harvest.<\/p>\n
Students, families, teachers recently had the opportunity to throw bowls, thanks to Bruce McIntyre, Academy Schools’ master potter and college and career counselor. The bowls – glazed, fired and available to purchase for $15 each – raised proceeds for Northwest Harvest.<\/p>\n
The purpose of an Empty Bowl event is to help bring awareness about the impact of hunger on communities, locally and globally. The handmade ceramic bowls are taken home as a reminder that every day there are empty bowls around the globe – and each person has the power to do something to reduce the pain of hunger.<\/p>\n
Academy Schools also would like to thank Seattle Pottery Supply for their part in creating dozens of ceramic bowls.<\/p>\n