Fundraiser to Combat Hunger

Title:	Check out this great event to help combat hunger.  This event will be held Thursday from 11:30am-2:00pm in hte Mendenhall Student Center Great Rooms.  Guests can purchase $15.00 tickets for a meal of soup and break with a handmade bowl.  The bowls are all created by ECU students and the ECU Ceramics Guild.  Check out more details about this great fundraiser below. Second Annual Empty Bowls event
Date:	Thursday 2/7/2013
Time:	11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Where:	Mendenhall Student Center Great Rooms (map)
Summary:	Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to raise money to combat hunger while reminding participants of all the empty bowls in the world. Guests purchase $15 tickets for a meal of soup and bread, along with a handmade bowl.
Details:	At ECU, the bowls are created and donated through the ECU Ceramics Guild, which is sponsoring the project along with ECU Campus Living and Dining Services. Local businesses are providing food and beverages. All funds raised will be donated to the Greenville Food Bank. “Empty Bowls is a wonderfully unique fundraiser that gives our community a chance to come together and help those in need,” said Sara Kurtz, president of the ECU Ceramics Guild.  “Service is a big part of the mission of the Ceramics Guild and we are thrilled to be a part of this event.” Bowls will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis and must be picked up during the event. Tickets are $15, available through the Mendenhall Student Center ticket office. Guests may park in the lot outside Mendenhall Student Center. Local sponsors include Peasant’s Pub, Starlight Café, The Skullery, Winslow’s, The Tipsy Teapot, Starbucks, UBE, La Bendicion bakery and ARAMARK.  For additional information, visit www.emptybowls.net or contact ECU Campus Living at (252) 328-2834. For more information see ECU.