By the Numbers: PenArt’s SOUP!

Ten years ago, Peninsula School of Art hosted its first annual SOUP! event, a community-wide effort bringing local children and adults together to create and decorate bowls to be sold for the benefit of local charities and the art school’s free children’s outreach programs. This year’s SOUP! event, “Cheers to 10 Years,” is scheduled for Feb. 6 from 11 am – 3 pm. In honor of their first big milestone, we take a look at this event’s impact on the community during the past decade.

5,500

Total number of bowls made since the event began

9,800

Pounds of clay used in 10 years

55

Number of tumblers made for this year’s “Cheers to 10 Years!” event

295

Kiln firings to make the bowls

2,205

Total hours spent in the kiln

150

Gallons of clear glaze used

$17,550

Amount of money raised for Feed My People during the 2007 – 2011 partnership between the art school and organization

$12,500

Amount of money raised for Habitat for Humanity since the art school partnered with it in 2012

$32,000

Funds raised for Peninsula School of Art’s children’s outreach programs

19,200

Cups of soup donated by area restaurants for the SOUP! event

800

Number of volunteers who have donated their time and effort since SOUP! began

400

Number of different soups that have been served

10,000

Brownies made and consumed during the SOUP! event

$15

Price of a handmade bowl and its accompanying soup-and-bread buffet

$20

Cost of an artisan-made tumbler for this year’s “Cheers to 10 Years” theme

Source: Cathy Hoke, executive director, Peninsula School of Art