FRMINGTON — The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area’s Pantry Project will dispurse more than $1,800 — raised through the Empty Bowls project — to the local food pantries through their broad impact area of addressing food insecurity.
Mt. Blue High School art teacher Pam Chernesky organized and coordinated with several groups to make this event a success. Students (art and culinary arts), staff, teachers and community members worked together to make the bowls, which attendees were able to bring home, bowl cozies and the menu; culinary students provided the desserts.
The event was well-attended and raised awareness about food insecurity issues in the area.
Donations were accepted for both bowls and the bowl cozies. Approximately 225 bowls were made for the event.
Students involved were Kayla Jamison, Kaitlin Higgins, Amelia Frederic, Iliana Marquez, Emily Willett, Caitlin Zamboni, Molley Gurney, Hope Chernesky, Lauryn Walston, Tabitha Cliche, Martha Carter, Mary Parker, Kennedy Savage, Clay McCarthy, Gretchen Huish and Alexandria Rackliffe
United Way’s Pantry Project, including the shelves that are currently located at the Farmington Public Library, focuses on raising awareness, generating funds and supplying non-perishables for the local community and school-based food pantries.
For more information about United Way call 207-778-5048, visit 218 Fairbanks Road in Farmington, the website: www.uwtva.org or www.facebook.com/uwtva and Instagram pages.
PHOTO: Students involved in the Empty Bowls event present a check to United Way, including Lisa Laflin, UWTVA director; Nichole Ernest UWTVA community resource coordinator,; and Pam Chernesky, Mt. Blue High School art teacher. (Submitted photo)
