Annie Chrietzberg on mon 7 mar 05
I'm interested to know how the Clay Art community feels about this one
Jonathan started an Empty Bowls program here at CDG a few years ago.
Lots of people who used to work at this studio split off and formed
their own organization & that organization took over the event and took
it with them. They changed the name at some point and call it Soup
Bowl Supper. All that's fine - but here's the weird thing - the money
raised no longer goes to the local food bank. Any local charity from
'Dance Theatre' to 'Erosion Control' can apply to be the beneficiary of
the money raised - so last year it went to Steamboat Recycles.
Opinions?
Annie Chrietzberg
Ceramic Design Group
Steamboat Springs, CO
970.879.9139
barblund on tue 8 mar 05
I've always felt very strongly that any soup bowl benefit using handmade
pottery donated by potters should go to help the area food bank. Some
groups do it to help local pantries and I understand, though I am not
entirely comfortable with it. As far as I know, the projects were started
specifically to help the hungry by way of the food banks. No food banks- no
community kitchens or pantries. Food banks are the gathering place for food
donated from individuals, restaurants, Second Harvest, schools, Gleaners and
grocery stores. Agencies get most of their food for the hungry from these
food banks. Let the other charities have different kids of events. Save
Empty Bowls for our underfunded food banks!
barb from Bloomington
barblund@bluemarble.net
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Carl D Cravens on tue 8 mar 05
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Annie Chrietzberg wrote:
> Jonathan started an Empty Bowls program here at CDG a few years ago.
> Lots of people who used to work at this studio split off and formed
> their own organization & that organization took over the event and took
> it with them. They changed the name at some point and call it Soup
> Bowl Supper. All that's fine - but here's the weird thing - the money
> raised no longer goes to the local food bank. Any local charity from
> 'Dance Theatre' to 'Erosion Control' can apply to be the beneficiary of
> the money raised - so last year it went to Steamboat Recycles.
> Opinions?
People can raise money for whatever they feel like. If they're not using
the Empty Bowls name, then there isn't a lot of conflict. Lots of
different organizations use meal events as fund raisers.
Yes, it's kind of awkward for what used to be an Empty Bowls project,
still using the Empty Bowls "format," to change direction and give their
proceeds to different charities. But I don't really see anything wrong
with it, so long as they're being honest. If people are bringing their
money, they must find the causes worthy.
I'll agree with your implication, feeding the hungry seems a little more
important than funding the arts and recycling. But you can't make people
raise money for something they don't care about.
Is there not enough room in the community to start a new Empty Bowls
fundraiser for the food bank?
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Carl D Cravens (raven@phoenyx.net) Wichita, KS
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Vanessa Miller on wed 9 mar 05
In a message dated 3/7/2005 11:47:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
earthtoannie@SPRINGLOOSE.COM writes:
They changed the name at some point and call it Soup
Bowl Supper. All that's fine - but here's the weird thing - the money
raised no longer goes to the local food bank. Any local charity from
'Dance Theatre' to 'Erosion Control' can apply to be the beneficiary of
the money raised - so last year it went to Steamboat Recycles.
Well, it seems that they were very respectful of the "empty bowls" idea, by
changing the name if they wanted to benefit something different. I don't know
much about Steamboat, except that we went skiing there a few years back.
There weren't a whole lot of (obivous) starving people. Needless to say, as a
tourist, I am not really all that aware of community needs there, but perhaps
in that clay group, they felt there were more pressing needs for charity
donations. Sometimes, the concept of Empty Bowls is a great idea for a charity
event, but just doesn't have the same needs in every community. The great thing
that it does besides charity is to raise interest in the clay works of local
potter's, and I don't see why it couldn't be applied this way.
just my opinion,
Laura Davis
_www.amphorastudios.com_ (http://www.amphorastudios.com)
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