Empty Bowls, an annual event on Wittenberg’s campus for more than a decade as part of a national project that helps organizations fight hunger, raised a record $5,650 to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank, which serves Clark, Logan and Champaign counties. Second Harvest is one of 200 agencies nationwide that provides needy individuals with bulk food donations.
Organized by Scott Dooley, assistant professor of art, the spring event, offering all-you-can-eat soups and breads in keepsake bowls for a $10 donation, showcased the artistic talent of 28 students. The event was also attended by several members of U.S. Rep. Dave Hobson’s Springfield office who decided that 13 of the bowls would make nice thank-you gifts for the local residents who volunteered as county coordinators for the Congressional High School Art Competition.