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A FULL-Filling Experience at EMPTY BOWLS for Sayville Art Students
Empty Bowls, a Sayville High School Art Club fundraiser for National Hunger Awareness Month, collected $1,350 for the Sayville Food Pantry.
A FULL-Filling Experience at EMPTY BOWLS
The Seventh Annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser—a Sayville High School Art Club event in recognition of National Hunger Awareness Month (October)—once again encouraged dining with friends and family. Delicious soups, some returning favorites, some new recipes, along with fresh salads, were homemade by teachers, staff, and families, along with some local businesses, and generously shared at the evening activity. In addition, for the price of the $10 admission, attendees not only enjoyed a wide assortment of soups, salads, and dinner rolls, but were able to select a one-of-a-kind handmade ceramic bowl created by Sayville High School Art students and teachers.
Some of the delectable soup recipes included: Garlic, Spinach and Sausage, Sausage Broccoli Rabe, Cream of Potato, Potato Leek, Chili, Sweet Potato Bisque, Pumpkin, Three Bean Tuscan, New England Clam Chowder, Chicken Pasta, Cream of Broccoli, and of course, the old-time favorites, Chicken Noodle and Beef Barley. Special thanks go to Crickets in Sayville for donating the salad and Fritzcshe’s Bakery for donating fresh bread.
Empty Bowls, which is also held in conjunction with the Sayville School Employees Charitable Foundation,* was organized by High School art teacher John Verschure, with the assistance of Art Department Chairperson Debbie Urso, High School art teachers Evan Hammer and Jennifer Berotti, and supported by the entire Art department districtwide. Many thanks go to the student volunteers who either sold the unique hand-crafted bowls (which are both dishwasher and microwave safe) or ladled the soups to hungry customers.
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By the time everyone had their fill, the fundraiser had collected $1,350 for the Sayville Food Pantry!
*The “Sayville School Employees Charitable Foundation” was established in 2008. The purpose of this nonprofit organization is to raise funds for distribution to recognized charitable organizations within the communities of Sayville and West Sayville throughout the ENTIRE year. The primary method of raising funds has been through the voluntary donations from Sayville school employees via a deduction from their paychecks every two weeks. We are proud to report that approximately 97 staff members are current contributors.
