NHS Sponsors Annual "Empty Bowls" Event on Nov. 12th
In Western Massachusetts, over 200,000 people face hunger. These people have to make the difficult choice of using their money to purchase food vs. other basic necessities such as housing, clothing or transportation. Many of these people (over 20% of whom are children) look to food banks to help alleviate their hunger needs such as local food pantries like St. Agnes in Dalton or the United Methodist Church in Dalton. These organizations struggle to get funding to feed those in need.
The Wahconah Regional High School chapter of the National Honor Society raises money for these and other food banks by holding an annual Empty Bowls Event at the First Congregational Church in Dalton on Saturday, November 12th from 6-8PM. “Empty Bowls” allows local artists to create and donate bowls, while the students make and serve a simple meal. Guests choose a bowl to use that day and to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. In exchange for the meal, and the bowl, guests contribute a suggested minimum donation. One hundred percent of each meal's proceeds are devoted to local hunger-fighting organizations, such as food banks or soup kitchens, or to national or international charitable groups.
Please consider joining us on Nov. 12th!
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