Tryon Arts & Crafts School held a pottery “bowl-making-athon” on June 28 at their pottery studio in support of Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry’s Empty Bowls Fundraiser, which will be held on Saturday, September 24 at Parker-Binns Vineyards.

Professional potters David Voorhees, Saundra Poces, Doc Welty and Doug Dacey teamed up with TACS pottery instructors Gary Huntoon and Mary Lou Diekmann to make over 100 bowls in this one-day session, to add to the 250 plus already made in the free, community bowl-making sessions formerly held.

The school’s final goal is to donate 500 bowls for the September event, which will raise funds to stock TBOM’s food pantry and will bring awareness to the plight of local residents struggling with hunger.

At the September event, guests will be able to sample soup prepared by some of the area’s best local chefs/restaurants, sip wine, enjoy music and entertainment and share in the fellowship of like-minded community members. Each $25 ticket lets a guest choose their own handcrafted bowl to take home as a symbolic representation of those who struggle with hunger and face empty bowls at mealtime. Tryon Arts and Crafts School is proud to be a supporter of this great cause.

For additional information on the Empty Bowls fundraiser, contact Margot Carter at Thermal Belt Outreach at 828-894-2988, and for additional information on Tryon Arts and Crafts School, go to www.tryonartsandcrafts.org.

– article submitted by Cathy Fischer