Manna Project 19th Annual Empty Bowls
I met my sister and friends at the Perry Hotel today for a lunch of soup and bread. It was the Manna Project’s 19th annual Empty Bowl fundraiser – $20 for an empty bowl of your choice produced by local potters. The Perry Hotel then gave you a choice of tomato basil or chicken noodle soup along with bread and butter.
There must have been several hundred people enjoying soup, each others’ company and raising money to help the Mana Project feed the 3400 families in the area that find themselves in need of food donations.
The staff of the Perry Hotel was assisted by volunteers from the Crooked Tree Arts Center and what appeared to be a couple of dozen street urchins straight out of a Dicken’s novel – perfect for the holiday season.
