Empty Bowls in Las Vegas

At the end of March, I attended one of the most delightful and successful fundraisers I’ve ever been to anywhere. No, I’m not talking about a high-end formal ball with posses of celebrities, a multi-course banquet and lavish decorations. I’m talking about eating chicken noodle soup in a high school cafeteria. It may sound humble, but the Empty Bowls benefit sponsored by the Nevada Clay Guild, Aardvark Clay & Supplies, and Green Valley High School, not only raised nearly $20,000 to fight hunger in the Las Vegas valley, but also gave over a thousand people handmade works of art to take home…