Bartlett Empty Bowls 2024 was another huge success!
We raised $4000  for the Webster/Dudley Food Share. 
Everyone involved had a wonderful time and we all learned a
valuable lesson about hard work and giving back to our community!
Thank you to everyone who helped with this event
especially our donating restaurants and sponsors!
This was the Bartlett Art Department's 6th Empty Bowls event.
Our first Bartlett Empty Bowls was in 2017. 
Altogether we have raised $20,400 for the Webster/Dudley Food Share.

Unfortunately this may be the last Bartlett Empty Bowls.  Bartlett is going through many changes at the end of this year. Mr. Harrington (the ceramics teacher) is retiring and his position is being cut and may never return.  The Bartlett renovation project will be tearing down the old beautiful art rooms next year.  The art department will be down to one art teacher and no access to the kilns for a while.  The new smaller art rooms will not be finished for a year or two.  Without a dedicated ceramics teacher and curriculum it will be impossible for one art teacher to put together an event like this.  This event truly takes a village to happen. 
With a little hope and a lot of complaining maybe someday Bartlett Empty Bowls will return!

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Bartlett Empty Bowls 2023 was a smashing success! 
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this wonderful community event!
"It takes a village"
Everyone worked together as a team to raise over $3200  for the Webster/Dudley Food Share!

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Bartlett Empty Bowls 2022 raised $4,200
for the Webster Dudley Food Share
Plus a truckload of donated can goods!

Thank you to everyone who helped out with this year's event!
Many hands make light work!

Definitely was a night of goodwill, great food, and great ART!  Thanks to everyone who helped! The $4,200 we raised will be donated to the Webster Dudley Food Share!  Our guests also donated several large boxes of non perishable food items. Our art students donated their pots. The Bartlett Cafe and dozens of local restaurants and businesses donated their food/time/money.  The Bartlett Acawaca's sounded awesome! Bartlett's  students volunteered their time setting up and serving our guests.  Administrators, teachers, custodians, parents, students, and the community all came out and supported this worthy cause.  Everyone seemed to love picking out their bowls. There were several blind folded pottery wheel demonstrations.  Ice sculptures and other student created artwork on display.  Students designed place mats for the kids to color but I think I saw more adults coloring.  Thank you all!
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This year's participating restaurants: ​
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This year's sponsors: 
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                                                             ~Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Bartlett Empty Bowls 2020 and 2021 had to be canceled. 

The Bartlett Art Department hosted our third 
​Empty Bowls event on March 1st 2019

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Participating Restaurants:
The Bartlett Cafe
Big Al’s Pizza
Bogey’s Ice Cream & Becky’s Brownies
Book Lovers’ Gourmet
Del ray Doc’s
Food Fit 4 You
Lake Pizza
The Lodge
Mexicali Fresh Mex Grill
N & J Donuts
Panera  Bread
Point Breeze
The Rose Room

Sponsors:
The Janet Malser Humanities Trust
The Lake 940
Pete’s Tire and Oil
Smart Shopper
Telegram & Gazette
Thompson Raceway Golf Club 
Webster Times
Yankee Express
Webster First Credit Union
​Price Chopper
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2018
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The Bartlett Art Department hosted our second 
​Empty Bowls event on April 6th 2018 ​​

Definitely was a night of good will, good food, and good ART!  Thanks to everyone who helped! This year's total was over $3000 and will be donated to the Webster Dudley Food Share!  Our guests also donated 2 large shopping carts full of non perishable food items. Our students donated their pots. The Bartlett Cafe and several local restaurants donated their food/time. The Bartlett Jazz Band sounded awesome! Bartlett's National Honor Society students volunteered their time setting up and serving our guests. Administrators, teachers, custodians, parents, students, and the community all came out and supported this worthy cause.  Everyone seemed to love picking out their bowls. There were several blind folded pottery wheel demonstrations.  Ice sculptures and other student created artwork.  Students designed place mats for the kids to color but I think I saw more adults coloring.

2018 Bartlett Empty Bowls 
Date: Friday April 6th 2018 6:00- 8:00
Location: Bartlett High School Cafeteria

“Empty Bowls” is a grassroots movement to help end hunger.  The idea is simple.  Enjoy local pottery and food at this casual family-friendly event.  Choose a handmade ceramic bowl.  Taste samples of entrées, soup, bread and dessert from several local restaurants.  Keep your bowl as a reminder that your support helps fill all the empty bowls in our community.  Bowl prices will start at $20 for adults and $10 for students. Kids under 6 eat free.  The Bartlett Jazz Band will be performing.  We will also have blindfolded pottery wheel demonstrations, ice sculptures and student artwork on display.  

This year's theme: Honoring Webster's HEROES -First Responders:
Police, Fire, EMS, and Military personnel all eat for FREE!
We appreciate your strength and resilience and your service to our community.

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A special Honor goes to Detective Cindy Johnson and Officer Michael Lee,
​both Bartlett alumni who dedicated their lives to serving the town of Webster.
We will be selling photographs taken by members of The OJ Memorial Photo Walk Club!
Money raised by the sale of the photos will be donated to cancer research and BHS scholarships.

Please join us for a magical evening of community spirit 
and enjoy good will, good food, and good ART!
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 Nice article about Bartlett Empty Bowls on Webster's local radio station The Lake 940! Please join us Friday, April 6th 6-8 pm!  http://lake940.com/fill-up-an-empty-bowl-to-benefit-food-share/

Another article from the Webster Times:  linpub.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/2/7e351022-fffc-4050-a0e3-e826645ac5c0.pdf

See below for pictures of last year's event!
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The Bartlett Art Department hosted our first 
​Empty Bowls event on March 24th 2017 ​​

Definitely was a night of good will, good food, and good ART!  Thanks to everyone who helped! The $2000 we raised will be donated to the Webster Dudley Food Share!  Our guests also donated 3 large boxes of non perishable food items. Our students donated their pots. The Bartlett Cafe and several local restaurants donated their food/time. The Bartlett Jazz Band sounded awesome! Bartlett's National Honor Society students volunteered their time setting up and serving our guests. Administrators, teachers, custodians, parents, students, and the community all came out and supported this worthy cause.  Everyone seemed to love picking out their bowls. There were several blind folded pottery wheel demonstrations.  Ice sculptures and other student created artwork.  Students designed place mats for the kids to color but I think I saw more adults coloring.
Businesses - Bogey’s Ice Cream,  Booklovers’ Gourmet,  Delray Doc's Fruit and Deli,
Golden Greek Restaurant, Mexicali Fresh Mex Grill,  Panera Bread,  Point Breeze,  
Price Chopper,  & The Bartlett Cafe/BHS Food Service.
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