FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY’S “EMPTY BOWLS” EVENT LEADS INTO MARCH COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER
ANN ARBOR, Mich., February 5, 2008 – The Artists in Residence, a student-run art organization at Concordia University—Ann Arbor, in conjunction with Aramark, hosted an Empty Bowls Servant Day event on January 21, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The focus of the event was to create a series of ceramic bowls in preparation for a spring Empty Bowls fundraiser.
More than 40 students, faculty and friends of the university participated in the bowl creation. The bowls that were made at the servant event will be sold at the Empty Bowls fundraiser, which will be held at Sidetrack Bar & Grill in Historic Depot Town in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on March 26. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit SOS Community Services, helping in their outreach to the community’s homeless population. SOS Community Services will be present at the event to discuss the role and impact they have for the needy in our community.
Concordia University—Ann Arbor is a liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. With a Christian environment and an academic community dedicated to excellence, CUAA offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. CUAA is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). CUAA Family Life Program is certified by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). CUAA’s Athletic Program is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character institution. CUAA is listed as one of America's Best Private Colleges®. For more information on CUAA, visit: www.cuaa.edu.
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