Mesa Community College (MCC) has a way for you to help support Paz de Cristo and take home a great piece of art at the same time.
MCC will hold two Empty Bowls charity events at both the Southern and Dobson campus and the Red Mountain campus, located at 7110 E. McKellips Road.
A donation of $10 gives participants the chance to choose a hand-crafted bowl and eat a meal of soup and bread in remembrance of World Hunger Day. Proceeds from MCC’s Empty Bowls events go to Paz de Cristo, a non-profit community center, which feeds Mesa’s hungry though daily meals and the distribution of food boxes. Paz feeds 200 individuals every night, and provides 1,200 food boxes per month.
The Southern and Dobson campus event is on Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 5 to 8 p.m.; The Red Mountain campus event is on Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 5 to 8 p.m. Musical entertainment is provided during the evening hours. Many local organizations help sponsor this event.
For more than 40 years, Mesa Community College has provided outstanding transfer, career and service programs to the East Valley. Our nationally recognized student outcomes assessment program testifies to the faculty’s commitment to more than 40,000 students who attend annually. MCC is one of 10 colleges comprising the Maricopa County Community Colleges District. Check out the Web site at www.mesacc.edu.