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South art students prepare for the 24th annual Empty Bowls event

By Grace Pecci - Staff Writer | Dec 16, 2018

NASHUA — For the 24th year in a row, Nashua High School South’s National Art Honors Society students are chipping away at their art projects to get ready for the upcoming Empty Bowls event. The students have been creating ceramic bowls which will serve as soup bowls once the event arrives, on Feb. 20.

The Empty Bowls Project, an international grassroots movement that aims to raise money and bring awareness to ending hunger, will be taking place in South’s cafeteria and main hallway. Art Teacher Maggie Jones said the money raised from this event goes directly back to the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter.

The event will take place from 6-8 p.m.. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at https://secure.givelively.org/event/nashua-soup-kitchen-and-shelter-inc/24th-annual-empty-bowls.

Those who purchase tickets will be able to choose a hand-crafted ceramic bowl, enjoy sample soups from local restaurants, caterers and hotel and watch the Nashua High Jazz Band perform. Extra bowls will also be available to attendees interested in purchasing. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets are on sale now through Feb. 19 at 5:00 p.m..

Jones said this is a year-round project for the students. Whatever bowls they don’t give away or sell this year will be used for next year. The students produce about 700 bowls a year for this event. Currently, they are working to glaze their bowls and give some final touches.

This year, Jones and another art teacher had a bowl-a-thon, where they spun a large amount of bowls, which are the bowls the students are currently working to finish up.

Senior Coryn Flavin and president of the National Art Honor’s Society said she has been apart of the National Art Honors Society since her freshmen year and has been participating in the Empty Bowls event since she was a sophomore.

Flavin said her favorite part about the event is the fact that it brings people closer together.

“So many people end up enjoying a bowl soup in the cafeteria out of bowls that we have made. It’s a nice time where everyone comes together to do something for the community,” Flavin said.

Director of Finance & Administration for the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter Erika MacDonald said this is a great community event.

“It allows a lot of people to learn about the soup kitchen and we also receive somewhere around $6,000-8,000, which supports our general services,” MacDonald said.

For more information on the event, visit: http://www.nsks.org/empty_bowls__february_.aspx

Grace Pecci can be reached at 594-1243 or gpecci@nashuatelegraph.com.

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