Empty Bowls, an annual event including Fredonia staff, faculty and emeriti participants, which raises money to benefit local food pantries, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 30 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk.
Nearly 2,000 ceramic bowls have been made by local potters, including several Fredonia employees, who have donated their time, materials and skills. Bowls of varying sizes will be available for donations of $10 to $30.
After selecting a bowl and making a donation, guests will be able to have their bowls filled with soup prepared by BOCES culinary arts students. School of Music guitar instructor and retired campus printer Thomas Gestwicki will coordinate music performed by School of Music students and local musicians. Members of the Health Professions Club will assist with serving duties. All soup ingredients have been donated by Tuscany Fresh Meats & Deli, Fredonia.
The fundraiser is organized by Fredonia Emeritus Professor Marvin Bjurlin and Fredonia graduate Ron Nasca, who operates Mudslingers Pottery Studio in Fredonia. University Police Chief Ann Burns, and Drs. David Rudge and Ted Lee, all Fredonia employees, are among local potters who have created bowls for the event.
All proceeds will be used to help feed the hungry.
