Edison student and staff volunteers (pictured - Back Row: Krista Schuurman, Nicole Idoro, Angela Brooks, Ania Rae and Front Row: Katie Murphy-Olson, Ali Osman, Jack Thammavongsa) helped raised awareness to world hunger at the first annual Empty Bowls Northeast that was held on Saturday, December 14th at Eastside Neighborhood Services. "Empty Bowls," is an international grassroots effort to address hunger. Empty Bowls NE partnered with Edison High School’s fine arts department and renown artists: Steve Hemingway, Mike Smeieja and
Jahdai Shaw (Edison’s EA, Charles Shaw’s son) taught Edison students how to throw clay and make bowls for this event. Read what people are saying about this event at https://www.facebook.com/emptybowlsne and see the story from Channel 5: http://hennepin.kstp.com/news/news/435422-fundraiser-combat-hunger-hands-out-empty-bowls-minneapolis-event