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WVHS's Empty Bowls '18 raises more than $3,300 to fight local hunger

| 14 Jun 2018 | 05:51
    Photos by Louise Hutchison Members of the WVHS Empty Bowls Club made beautiful bowls and helped at the event in many ways.
    Photos by Louise Hutchison Members of the WVHS Empty Bowls Club made beautiful bowls and helped at the event in many ways.
    WVHS's Empty Bowls '18 raises more than $3,300 to fight local hunger
    A WVHS Empty Bowls Club member helps a young potter make a clay bowl.
    A WVHS Empty Bowls Club member helps a young potter make a clay bowl.
    A young potter proudly displays his clay bowl.
    A young potter proudly displays his clay bowl.
    Altice presented a $1,000 award to Warwick Valley Empty Bowls 2018 through its "Charity Champions" program. From left: Shari Blauner, WVHS art teacher and Empty Bowls Club advisor; Louise Hutchison, WVCSD Communications and WV Empty Bowls coordinator; John Dullaghan, Altice Director, Government Affairs; Gina Buffardi, WVHS teacher and Empty Bowls Club advisor; Shirley Puett, Director of Warwick Backpack Snack Attack, and Warwick Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton.
    Altice presented a $1,000 award to Warwick Valley Empty Bowls 2018 through its "Charity Champions" program. From left: Shari Blauner, WVHS art teacher and Empty Bowls Club advisor; Louise Hutchison, WVCSD Communications and WV Empty Bowls coordinator; John Dullaghan, Altice Director, Government Affairs; Gina Buffardi, WVHS teacher and Empty Bowls Club advisor; Shirley Puett, Director of Warwick Backpack Snack Attack, and Warwick Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton.

WARWICK — This year’s annual Empty Bowls fund raiser was hosted by the High School Empty Bowls Club and Warwick Valley Empty Bowls community volunteers.
Warwick Valley Empty Bowls is part of an organized effort to fight hunger in communities across the United States and in other countries. Many attendees purchased a pottery bowl as a reminder of the event and the cause.
Guests enjoyed a delicious meal of soup, bread, dessert and beverage.
The event also featured a wide variety of beautiful handmade pottery bowls, available for purchase, performances by talented WVHS student musicians, kids’ hands-on pottery activities and a 50/50 raffle.
Contributions from manyOver the years, many local potters have made and donated pottery bowls for Empty Bowls events. This year, bowls made by local potters Deb Bernstein and Roberta Green, as well as WVHS Empty Bowls Club members, were available for purchase.
Empty Bowls Club members worked with WVHS Empty Bowls Club faculty advisors Shari Blauner and Gina Buffardi and potters Green and Galbraith to learn how to make, decorate and glaze bowls for the event.
Music was provided by high school musicians: Conor Borthwick, Chloe Borthwick, Steven Mehling, Granger Ottley, Brooke Nilson and Jake Constantino, with audio assistance by Pat Sliter.
This year’s total proceeds included admissions and bowl sales at the event as well as bowl sales by the Empty Bowls Club at additional events.
In addition, WV Empty Bowls received a $1,000 award from the Altice Charity Champions program that recognizes area high school community service efforts.
Recipients The success of Empty Bowls '18 will help many hungry children and families in the community. Proceeds totaling $3,370 will benefit these organizations, encompassing the entire Town of Warwick, that provide food or meals to those in need:
Backpack Snack Attack program serving Town of Warwick students
Community Kitchen in Pine Island serving free monthly dinners
Florida Community Food Pantry
Greenwood Lake Food Pantry
Warwick Ecumenical Food Pantry
St. Peter Lutheran Church Food Pantry in Pine Island.
For more information about Warwick Valley Empty Bowls, go to: www.warwickvalleyemptybowls.org or on Facebook.