VCHS Art Club Celebrates
Soup Bowl
Written By: Keely Diebold ‘16 It’s been 15 years since the community was first introduced to the VCHS art program’s annual Soup Bowl benefit, and today, even in the midst of a global pandemic, the longstanding, fan-favorite fundraiser shows no signs of slowing down. “I’m proud of my students for continuing the enthusiasm over it because if they weren’t interested, we couldn’t keep the momentum going every year,” art teacher and art club advisor Laurie Robichaux ‘84 says. The Soup Bowl is a student-produced fundraising event led by both Art Club members and advanced art students at VCHS. The annual fundraiser is highlighted by a soup bowl auction, featuring pieces designed by students in the art department, as well as a wide variety of soups for attendees to try. Each year, art students select a new cause to which they want Soup Bowl proceeds to go. For Robichaux, the best part of the Soup Bowl is seeing art students use the talents they possess to give back to the community in a hands-on way. “The pride in knowing that these students embrace and own those gifts that they have been given and realize that when you have a talent, the best part of it is sharing. The best experience of it is being able to share it with somebody else,” Robichaux says.
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