FILLING EMPTY BOWLS

RAISING $1,700 FOR HUNGER AWARENESS MONTH

SOUP'S ON!!!

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During National Hunger Awareness Month (October), the Sayville High School Art Club and the Sayville School Employees Charitable Foundation hosted an “Empty Bowls” soup/salad dinner event for more than 150 guests in the High School Cafeteria. 

 

For a $10 ticket, dinner guests enjoyed an assortment of steaming and hearty homemade soups* kept piping hot in crockpots. They sampled a variety of dinner rolls, corn muffins, and biscuits, and had their pick of dressings for the tossed salad. And for their dining pleasure, background music was provided by student Kathreen Mangaluz at the piano. As a special attraction, guests were also invited to select a one-of-a-kind handmade ceramic bowl from the over 250 bowls made by Sayville High School Art students.

 

This first Empty Bowl event was actually two years in the making; the original plans began with members of the Class of 2008 whose handiwork was represented among the pottery on display. However if not for the generosity of so many people, from local merchants, such as Brooklyn Paul’s Deli, Fritzsche’s Bakery, and Audrey’s Bakery, to Sayville faculty, staff, and families (see list below) who made soup, bowls, or gave donations, the sumptuous feast  would not have been possible. 

A special congratulations goes to Bobbie Dalpiaz and the SHS Art Club members for their beautiful crafstmanship. The success of this first Empty Bowls fundraising event was certainly due in part to the artistic creations of such talented students.

 

"Many, many, many, thanks to all the faculty members who donated soup, crockpots, purchased bowls, and joined us for the evening,” Art Department Chair Julia Lang Shapiro added. “This was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to see the impact that Art can have by promoting social awareness both globally and locally.  It is good to know that we have helped to fill some of the empty bowls of those in need.”

 

The entire proceeds from the Empty Bowls event, which totaled over $1,700, were donated to the Greater Sayville Food Pantry. 

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 Art Club Members

Allie Gressler

Anna Ambrose

Anthony Argentina

Karla Bohaty

Heather Bonimico

Sean Bonney

Catherine Boucher

Taylor Brown

Tessa Buono

Emma Byrne

Michelle Carl

Rebecca Carl

Christina Chatteron

Melissa Cipriano

Holly Citeno

Lauren Corley

Eileen Corrado

Brittany Coughlin

Kelly DeKenipp

Grace DeLuca

Kristina Durkin

Ela Erdagon

Bryanna Fatigate

Jenna Ferremi

Emily Gallagher

Maegen Goczan

Brianna Gomez

Emily Grasso

Caitlin Hand

Derek Hartnett

Shannon Healey

Kathleen Huguenin

Samantha Jahnke

Morgan Kane

Jesse Karszen

Caitlin Keenan

Neha Kinariwalla

Melissa King

Christine Klassert

Rachel Koehler

Kaitlyn Kwiatkowski

Larissa Lampitelli

Kaitlyn LaVacca

Kayla McCabe

Kayla MacFarlane

Alysa Nadeau

Patrick O'Connor

Jennifer O'Neill

Anthony Piacentini

Alicia Proteus

Hannah Russell

Kristen Scheff

Julia Sergison

Brittany Spano

Katie Svarzman

Taylor Takats

Nicole Troccoli

Liz Vita

Amy Wannermyer

BrandonWoelfel

 

 

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SPECIAL THANKS TO

Brooklyn Paul’s Deli

Fritzsche’s Bakery

Audrey’s Bakery

Sally Stohl & The DePompeo Family

The O’Neill Family

The DeKenipp Family

The Argentina Family

Jennifer Berotti

Brian Bennett

Doug Shaw

Kathy Van Dorn

Michael Dileo

Greg Von Brook

Joanne Alcabes

Patty Patrizi

Beth Laundrie

Amy Walsh

Betsy Quinlan