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PUTNAM — Sawmill Pottery of Putnam and the Congregational Church of Putnam are teaming up with local businesses on behalf of the Daily Bread Food Pantry, a key service of Interfaith Human Services of Putnam, to host the Empty Bowl Project – an international grassroots effort to fight hunger.
The idea behind the Empty Bowl Project is a simple one. Community members are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread, provided by local restaurants and local cooks. In exchange for a cash donation, guests keep their soup bowl as a reminder of all of the empty bowls in the world. Funds raised are donated to an organization like Daily Bread, “working to end hunger and food insecurity.”
Here in Putnam, participants will keep a bowl handmade by local artisans at Sawmill Pottery.
The timing of this event is significant as Daily Bread seeks to qualify for funds provided by the Feinstein Foundation, an organization that donates $1 million each year to anti-hunger agencies.
Daily Bread’s potential endowment is contingent upon their ability to raise funds between March 1 and April 30.
In order to help increase Daily Bread’s chances of success, any funds raised during the annual Good Friday Food Drive - a well-known Rotary/Lions Club collaboration for those in need – will be added to money raised later this month.
The Empty Bowl Project fund-raiser will take place on from 5 to 6:30 p.m. March 24 in the dining room of the Congregational Church of Putnam on Main Street.
Tickets are $15 and are available at Sawmill Pottery (112 Main St.) or by calling the church at: 928-4405.
Interfaith Human Services of Putnam offers many programs and services, including the Daily Bread Food Pantry, to residents of Putnam, Woodstock and Pomfret. Visit www.nectinterfaith.org for more information.