Bowls for Humanity

Bowls on my calendar, pretty funny.

The Food and Care Coalition posted this on their website:

"Bowls for Humanity, an event which features locally made pottery, artwork, and soup, is typically the largest fundraiser hosted each year by the Food and Care Coalition.  In previous years, up to 1,000 members of the community have been in attendance."

The last time I went was probably four years ago because it was downtown in the Covey Center and their new facility was either not started or still under construction.  Working evenings kept me from it for the next few years so I was determined to get there this year.  I watched the clock all afternoon so I could be there when the doors opened and find the perfect bowl,.

The event started at 5:30 and I decided to leave early and stop at Staples on my way.  I needed a new tape for the p-Touch and Staples was on the right side of the road.  Well you know how that goes, once in a store I fall into browsing mode and then I had to wait for help, etc.  It was 5:40 when I left and it was just a couple of blocks to the Coalition and as soon as I turned on to the street I could see they had orange vested and flagged  Crossing Guards and Parking Attendants.  Wow.  The lot was almost full.

16 tables of bowls were outside under tents.  Almost 1800 donated bowls!!   High school and college students as well as professionals contribute the bowls.  Bowls ranged in price from $5 to $20 with most in the ten dollar range and a few really amazing bowls in a silent auction.  Soup and bread were included with the bowl.

It was pretty much of a mob scene of happy, chatting people and a long line of people paying for their bowls.  Turned out to be no line inside for those of us paying with cash.  Ha!  I was looking for a wee bowl and found it right away and then found another I liked too.  You could have your bowl washed and then filled with soup but I passed on the soup since I had soup at home to eat but the soups they had simmering smelled mighty good.

Yes, the small bowl is a little crooked.

Each of these bowls was less than $10

It's probably a better idea to be collecting bowls rather than chairs.  I looked around with a critical eye the other day and decided I have four too many chairs in this small house.  Four, fps.