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

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