Skyline Ceramics Club with Capuchino High School ceramics students host a dinner with entertainment Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 in the building 6 dinning hall with proceeds to benefit the SparkPoint Center.

The event will go from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. and include a variety of soup to choose from prepared by Pacific Dinning drawings, as well as for unique art pieces created by the students. Performances will consist of music by the Skyline College Jazz Quintet and Voice Students, and dancing by the Al-Hambra Tribal Dance Troupe.

The international fundraising event, which Skyline has been participating in since 2009, is an event to end world hunger. The first year the Ceramics Club became involved they had donated to Peninsula Food Pantry. Since The SparkPoints formation, proceeds have been donated to them to help the students and local community.

“The Last 2 were great, well attended and successful in raising money while bringing together many different student groups and the community,” Ceramics Club adviser Professor Tiffany Schmierer said. “Fill your bowl with a choice of soup and keep the bowl as a reminder of your generous donation to help someone in need.”

Co-sponsored by Skylines College Organization and Club Council, who funded the Ceramics club with $500 for the fundraiser, volunteers from the community have donated clay for the event, as well as hard work and dedication to the cause.

Capuchino has worked on 30 bowls for the event and Skyline students and club members have been preparing as well. Over the year they set a goal to produce 300 bowls, and have been enjoying doing the hard work.

“It feels good to be able to give to the community and work together,” Ceramics Club member and student Erika Peterson said. Peterson, who has participated in both prior events, has positive reflections on participating. “Making the bowls all together is fun, it’s good practice too. It’s a really fun event, you get to know people better. Its been a great experience.”

“To get a bowl that is handmade and a soup dinner, we think it’s a good value,” Ceramics Club President Jeff Richards said. “It takes a long time to make 300 bowls, it’s a lot of work. You get a really unique handmade item and you can come hang out in the student union and hang out.” Richards said.

Tickets will be $15 and will be sold the week of Oct. 21st by The Ceramics Club members and The Social Science of Arts department on campus, but tickets will also be available at the door. A ticket can be bought for additional bowls to go home with too.

The club invites anyone from the community who would like to volunteer for the event to drop by the ceramics room and speak with any of its members or Professor Schmierer,

“We will find a place for you,” said Professor Schmierer.