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First Annual Empty Bowl Project
Every agency has some kind of
annual fundraiser. When Kathy, our administrator, came
across the Empty Bowl project, it seemed like a perfect fit
with our mission. This year we will be holding the
event in the fall, on November 5, 2006 at the 4-H building from 5-7 pm.
Each participant, with their $10 donation, will receive a
ceramic bowl made by a local volunteer, their napkin and a
bowl of soup and other nourishment. Entertainment is
planned, and groups performing will be announced later.
Tickets are available by
contacting one of the board members, the agency, or sending
an email to
foodbank@salhelp.org with your request.
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There is a story about a man who
left this earth and was taken on a journey of the inner
realms. He was shown a room where he saw a large group
of hungry people trying to eat dinner, but because the
spoons that they were trying to eat with were longer than
their arms, they remained frustrated.
"This", his guide told him,
"is Hell". "That's terrible!", exclaimed the man.
"Please show me Heaven!." "Very well", agreed the
guide, and on they went.
 When they opened Heavens
door, the man was perplexed to see what looked very much
like the same scene: there was a group of people with spoons
longer than their arms. As he looked more closely,
however, he saw happy faces and full tummies, for there was
one important difference: The people in Heaven had
learned to feed each other.
From The Dragon Doesn't
Live Here Anymore by Alan Cohen |
