Ending hunger in Douglas County, Nevada
one Bowl at a time!
Why Empty Bowls? To raise awareness about hunger in our communities and to raise funds to benefit the Carson Valley Community Food Closet ending hunger in Douglas County, Nevada - one Bowl at a time!
How? Fundraising events throughout the year including an annual Empty Bowls Fall Community wide event which includes food provided by local restaurants and support from local businesses and service clubs.
Where? Douglas County Schools, organizations, events and farmer’s markets.
What? Create small ceramic bowls including forming the bowls, glazings and firing to safe food quality.
When? Throughout the year.
How can I help? Donate time to help make bowls or help at events, and/or donate financially, including buying a bowl.
Why Empty Bowls? To raise awareness about hunger in our communities and to raise funds to benefit the Carson Valley Community Food Closet ending hunger in Douglas County, Nevada - one Bowl at a time!
How? Fundraising events throughout the year including an annual Empty Bowls Fall Community wide event which includes food provided by local restaurants and support from local businesses and service clubs.
Where? Douglas County Schools, organizations, events and farmer’s markets.
What? Create small ceramic bowls including forming the bowls, glazings and firing to safe food quality.
When? Throughout the year.
How can I help? Donate time to help make bowls or help at events, and/or donate financially, including buying a bowl.
How are the bowls made?
Volunteers roll out 6” or 9” rounds of clay.
Volunteers take the rounds of clay to various schools for the children to emboss or press their design into the round of clay. Then the round is draped over a metal bowl to form the clay bowl. The child then marks the underside of the clay bowl with their name and classroom designation.
The soft clay bowls are set to dry and then fired at 1600 degrees for their first (bisque) firing.
Volunteers then bring the ‘bisqued’ fired bowls back to their respective students. The students apply glaze (color) to their bowls. The bowls are again fired for a second time.
The finished bowls are presented at the Empty Bowls Fall Community event where they can be viewed and purchased by the students, parents or community members. Bowls are also presented at the school’s art night. Students or parents who purchase a big bowl receive a voucher to attend the October event.
The big bowls are $20 and the small bowls are $10.
Notice all of the work for all of the above listed is done by VOLUNTEERS. Your support and volunteering is vital to the support of the efforts to support the Douglas County Food Closet. Contact: ebdc.com or 775.783.0009
