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School Raises $8,100 Selling Soup
The "Empty Bowls" event gave attendees free soup and a ceramic bowl crafted by Temecula students.
Students raised $8,100 to feed the needy by selling soup – and their hand-crafted bowls.
The “Empty Bowls Temecula” event happened Friday in in its mini-gym.
Attendees made a $10 and got a bowl of soup in a bowl a ceramic student made. They got to keep the bowls.
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The money went to the Temecula Murrieta Rescue Mission, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to help the needy.
Last year was the inaugural event, and it raised $7,000, said Corynne Randel, the event’s spokesperson.
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Students made 1,000 bowls for the event, and local restaurants donated the soup.
To make a donation or to volunteer for the Rescue Mission, call 951-526-1200 or visit the website by clicking here. www.rescuemissiontm.org
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