Winston Salem, NC – (March 17, 2009) The Beholdance Winston Salem Chapter joined forces with Hill Arts Magnet School's Art Teacher, Janis Henderson to participate in the Empty Bowls project which benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank.

“The Empty Bowls project is an annual event that benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank. Each school in the WinstonSalem Forsyth County system is asked to donate five, hand crafted clay bowls for the event.  We were very fortunate to have the Beholdance group make the bowls representing Hill Arts Magnet this year. The students made the bowls and Deanna Butcher glazed them all." stated Mrs. Henderson.

Beholdance members, DeAnna Butcher, Lizabeth Arellanes, Juan Campos, Iris Sandoval, Ashonti Carpenter, Devonna Grooms, Brittney Epps and Gwendolyn Wright assisted by Mr. Rick Goodman and Mrs. Janis Henderson.  Together, they put in over 20 hours on the project.

Empty Bowls is Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC's Annual Signature event and is presented by Texas Pete Sauces.  This year the event will be held on April 22 at the Millennium Center in downtown Winston Salem, 101 West Fifth Street from 11am to 2pm.  All proceeds go to Second Harvest for their food distribution program.

Beholdance Youth Driven Conservation & Community Service
Beholdance Mission is to come together and take a look at issues effecting the health and well being of our planet and to stand up and give our youth a voice to our future, while instilling values, character and education regarding conservation and community service to better the world in which we live. To bring focus to our future because we are the generation that will inherit the earth and it is our voice and actions that will ensure it will be loved, protected and healthy for the coming generations.  www.beholdance.org

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina was founded in 1981 and opened its doors in 1982 to address the growing needs of people seeking emergency food assistance in Northwest North Carolina. Since then, we have experienced dramatic growth in food distribution, operations and programming to better serve our more than 390 partner agencies – and the thousands of people who rely on the food they provide each year. To date, the Second Harvest Food Bank has distributed nearly 100 million pounds of food to non-profit agencies and churches that feed our hungry neighbors in 18 counties.   www.hungernwnc.org