FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANN ARBOR, Mich./March 14, 2005 – On April 7, 2005, the Concordia University-Ann Arbor Department of Fine Art and Baron Glassworks are sponsoring Empty Bowls, a fundraiser to fight hunger, from 5-8 p.m. at the Sidetrack Bar and Grill in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town. For the fifth year running, Concordia students, faculty and staff will create and sell ceramic bowls with soup for a suggested minimum donation of . Studio artists at Baron Glassworks will donate blown glass bowls for the event. Purchasers keep the bowls as a reminder of the global fight to end hunger. All proceeds from the event will benefit the SOS Community Services Emergency Food Pantry.
The Empty Bowls concept was created in 1990 by a Michigan high school art teacher and his students as a unique and creative way to raise funds for a food drive. Since then, Empty Bowls events have been held all over the world raising millions of dollars to fight hunger.
Sidetrack Bar and Grill is located at 56 E. Cross Street in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town. For more information about Concordia University’s Empty Bowls project please contact Beth Steinkellner, professor of art, at 734-995-7358. For information regarding the Empty Bowls initiative worldwide please visit www.emptybowls.net.
Concordia University–Ann Arbor is a liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. With a distinctly Christian environment and an academic community dedicated to excellence, CUAA offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its four schools – School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, Haab School of Business and Management, and the School of Adult and Continuing Education. CUAA is accredited by NCA, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and was among the first colleges to be accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) under the new 2000 standards.
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Contact:
Christina A. Bledsoe
Communication Coordinator,
Office of Marketing and Communication
Box Office Manager
Concordia University-Ann Arbor
Tel. 734.995.7316
Fax. 734.995.7530
www.cuaa.edu
