Empty Bowls Make For Full Collaboration Between Dearborn Students, Seniors
Long Elementary students created art for the Empty Bowls fundraiser with help from Henry Ford Village retirement community residents.
Several fun days of creating art also provided a chance for a group of Dearborn students to connect with their elders—and to help raise funds for a good cause. Dearborn Public Schools’ student-created bowls always take the spotlight at Empty Bowls fundraisers, which raise money for Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan. This year, Art Resource teacher Kate Blair collaborated with Long Elementary Art teacher Dail Russell, Empty Bowls Chairperson Wendy and the Henry Ford Village retirement community to make the bowls—and the event—come together. HFV Activities Coordinator Deena Kennedy helped coordinate several meetings between seniors and students to design and paint the bowls. In May, they’ll meet once more for an Empty …
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