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Art Students Create Bowls to Fight Hunger

The students at Green Park Lutheran School have been painting soup bowls all year for this big charity event.

Where can you support student art, fight hunger and get dinner, all at the same time? At The Empty Bowls Project, of course.

Drop by Green Park's school gym at 4248 Green Park Road on Thursday, January 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.for lunch or 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for dinner. Dine in or carry-out.

For $10 you get not only the handmade bowl, but soup, salad, bread and dessert.

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The “Empty Bowls Project is a national effort that utilizes art education to raise awareness about the issues of hunger and food security. Students, faculty and staff at Green Park created approximately 500 food-safe ceramic soup bowls in conjunction with the school’s art curriculum. ~Green Park website

For questions about this event or to volunteer and donate, contact:  Ashlyn Cunningham, ashlyn.cunningham@greenparklutheranschool.org.

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