Artifact One: Empty Bowls

Empty Bowls was a project that Mount Scholars worked on for months in order to raise money for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. We made these bowls out of clay, fired them, and then glazed them, so we could sell them and give the proceeds to the Food Bank. I really enjoyed this project because there were multiple stages to it and it allowed us to stay engaged in the project and see the whole process through, which really embodies the Mount Essential of Being Prepared and Following Through. Additionally, it allowed us to Create and Nurture Relationships with our connection teams. Each bowl was sold for $10, which, raised $110 for the Food Bank. Between the almost 120 first year Mount Scholars, over 300 bowls were sold, raising over $35,000 for the Food Bank. This number far surpassed the project’s goal and was exciting to achieve together. Additionally, my connection team sold the most bowls of all the connection teams. This project showed me that when people come together, they can achieve something larger than themselves. Selling over 300 bowls seemed like a daunting task, but with all of the Mounties working together for weeks to spread the work and sell the bowls, we were able to far surpass our goal.