Empty Bowls 2015

Highlights

Joining together to fight hunger in our community!

The fifth annual Empty Bowls fundraising event was held Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Warwick Valley High School. The Warwick Valley School District and community members JOINED TOGETHER for this successful fundraising effort to fight hunger in our community! The event included:

  • Community meal of gourmet soups, fresh bread, dessert
  • Kids’ games and fun activities
  • Beautiful pottery bowls for sale
  • Pottery demonstrations
  • Silent Auction
  • Basket Raffle
  • Performances by Student Musicians

Many thanks to all who helped with this event, and to all who supported it.  A special thanks to our platinum sponsor Cindy R. & Roger Vander Plaat.

The $10,000 raised went to the Backpack Snack Attack program, Warwick Community Kitchen and the Florida Community, Greenwood Lake and Warwick Ecumenical Food Pantries.

Charity Champions 2014/2015 Winner

Warwick Valley High School Named Charity Champions Grand Prize Winners for Greater Hudson Valley.

Charity Champions
2014/2015 Charity Champions
EB-Charity Champions 2014-15-1
2014/2015 Charity Champions

Event Photos

Making Pinch Pots with Potter Roberta Green
Pinch Pots with Potter Roberta Green
Yummy Desserts
Deborah Bernstein
Roberta Green
Enjoying the Kids’ Activities
Training WVHS volunteer pottery assistants
Calling the Basket Raffle
Basket Raffle
Empty Bowls Committee member
Making Pinch Pots
WVHS Cats Meow
Our Audio Guys
Lion’s Club volunteer at Kids’ Activity Table
Making Pinch Pots
Enjoying the Kids’ Activities
Look What I Made
Roberta Green
Deborah Bernstein – Silent Auction
Enjoying the Evening
Purchasing Bowls
WVHS Orchestra
Warwick Valley Rotary
Look at That One
Kids’ Activity Table
Potter Roberta Green with raffle winner of her ceramic piece
WVCSD Superintendent, Dr. Leach and Family
Calling the Basket Raffle
A Nice Crowd
Decorating Pinch Pots
Community Meal
Forming a Pinch Pot
Talking with potter Deborah Bernstein
Roberta Green
Logo – WVHS grad Eliza Bender
Selling Soup Bowls
Roberta Green
Learning About Throwing Pots
Roberta Green
Roberta Green
Hanging Out With Friends
Warwick Valley Rotary
Roberta Green
Pinch Pots with Potter Roberta Green
Basket Raffle
Roberta Green
Community Meal
Face Painting
WVMS Guitar Club
Making Pinch Pots
Roberta Green
Enjoying the Kids’ Activities
Roberta Green
Roberta Green
2015 Warwick Valley Empty Bowls Committee
Making Pinch Pots
Student volunteers with Empty Bowls T-Shirts
Searching for a Bowl
Pottery Bowls & the WVMS Guitar Club
WVHS Empty Bowls Club welcoming everyone
Hand Thrown Pottery Soup Bowls
Two of our Student Helpers
Deborah Bernstein – Silent Auction
Roberta Green
Roberta Green
Enjoying the Kids’ Activities
Decorating a Pinch Pot
Pottery Soup Bowls
Face Painting
Deborah Bernstein
WVMS Guitar Club
Deborah Bernstein
Look What I Made
Basket Raffle
Who Made This Bowl?
WVMS Guitar Club
Coloring at the Kids’ Activity Table
Lion’s Club volunteer playing bingo at the Kids’ Table
Enjoying a Cup of Soup
Cats Meow
Roberta Green
Making Pinch Pots
Deborah Bernstein
Our Audio Guys
Admiring the Silent Auction items
Backpack Snack Attack Volunteers
Hand Thrown Pottery Soup Bowls
Making Pinch Pots
Roberta Green