[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 51 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E714]
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 HONORING 5TH AND 6TH GRADE STUDENTS AT LAKE HARGROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                          HON. DARLENE HOOLEY

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2006

  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an amazing group 
of students. The fifth and sixth graders of Lake Grove Elementary 
School in Lake Oswego, Oregon, have taught us all a lesson about 
helping those in need.
  When these students learned about that many people around the world, 
and right in our own backyards, go hungry every day, they decided that 
they wanted to do something about it. They spearheaded an event called 
the Empty Bowl Project to raise awareness about hunger in their 
community and to benefit the Oregon Food Bank.
  The idea behind the Empty Bowl Project is simple. Participants create 
ceramic bowls, and then serve a meal of soup and bread. Guests choose a 
bowl to use that day and to keep as a reminder that there are always 
Empty Bowls in the world. In exchange for a meal and the bowl, the 
guest gives a donation to a local hunger organization.
  The Empty Bowl Project at Lake Grove consists of three parts. The 
fifth and sixth graders led their schoolmates in a food drive that has 
collected over 1,500 food items. Each class from pre-Kindergarten 
through sixth grade designed their own empty bowl to be raffled at the 
Soup Supper. And the culminating event will be held tonight with the 
fifth and sixth graders serving a meal of bread, soup, and water so 
that people gain a better understanding of what a real soup kitchen is 
like.
  I want to take this opportunity to honor these students for the 
efforts that they have made on behalf of the hungry of Oregon. With 
students like these, the future in Oregon is bright indeed.

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