(WNY News Now) During the holidays, Jamestown’s Empty Bowls Project provides a special opportunity to eat a filling meal, buy handcrafted pottery, and support individuals experiencing food insecurity.
The most generous period of the year is over the holidays. We think about and buy the ideal presents for our loved ones for many hours. When we are feeling kind, we also keep in mind others who are less fortunate and in need of basic essentials. These holiday rights are rarely combined into a single opportunity, but the Empty Bowls Project offers both. It’s a great chance to buy exquisite, handcrafted ceramics for a special someone while simultaneously helping people in need.
On Saturday, December 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Luke’s Church, the Jamestown Public and Mobile Market, and the Chautauqua County Empty Bowls will present the third annual Empty Bowl Project in Jamestown.
Chautauqua County Empty Bowls, a loosely structured gathering of the region’s amateur and professional potters, is the local sponsor of this event. Many of these people collaborate at Ron Nasca’s pottery studio, Mudslingers, located in downtown Fredonia. Some members of the ensemble come from Pearl City Clay House, while others work in their own studios. The fund drive has seen increasing success in Fredonia over the years, and in 2022 it made its debut in Jamestown.
The hundreds of exquisite, one-of-a-kind bowls have been made by several people, yet none of them bear the maker’s signature. Rather, the Empty Bowls emblem is imprinted on them, reminding the consumer that there are hungry people in the world. The diameters of the bowls are intended to recognize $10, $20, and $30 contributions.
This event will provide you with a bowl of soup, the chance to win a unique gift, and the chance to help address food insecurity in our local community during the Season of Advent, when many people are getting ready for the holidays and searching for the ideal Christmas present. The Labyrinth Press Company, Ashville General Store, and many community residents give the soup.
The event’s proceeds will go to the Jamestown Mobile Market, which delivers food to Jamestown’s food desert areas so that locals may purchase fresh vegetables and receive emergency food assistance through St. Susan’s Soup Kitchen. We raised almost $16,000 last year.
This is your chance to fill someone else’s tummy and your own by purchasing an empty bowl. Call the St. Luke’s Church office at 716.483.6405 to volunteer to help serve soup or wrap the bowls.