Instead of throwing away class projects, or even trying to gain money for themselves, the Ball State Ceramics Guild teamed up with Dining Services to raise money for local charities.
From 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the group sold their ceramic bowls and homemade chili in their annual Chili Bowl Fundraiser.
Participants could pay $9 using cash, Cardinal Cash or a credit card to an Atrium cashier to get a ticket. This allowed them to have their pick of a ceramic bowl and a serving of one of three different kinds of chili. The chili was made by dining employees earlier that day and was put in disposable bowls so the bowls bought didn't become messy.
Seventy-five percent of the money raised will go to the Muncie Mission and Second Harvest Food Bank. The rest will go to Ball State Dining for providing the chili.
Chef Aaron Gnap said the collaboration between Ball State Dining and the Clay Guild has been going on for 10 years.
"Here at dining, we'll do whatever we can just to help out," he said. "It helps out the Clay Guild, it helps us out ... and it helps the charities."
Participants could also simply buy a bowl for $6.75 if they had already eaten but still wanted to help.
The fundraiser is just one of the sales the Clay Guild puts on throughout the year. With the constant accumulation of clay works that is inevitable with ceramics classes, the Clay Guild also sells their pieces in December and near graduation in May. The Chili Bowl Fundraiser is special in that is in the only sale the group has where the proceeds go to charity instead of the students.
Ted Neal, an associate professor of art, is the supervisor of the Clay Guild. He said it will take a few days until the exact amount of money raised by the event is known. Ball State Dining has to add up all the money that was made and then split it between themselves and the Clay Guild, he said.
Neal said that what they make is consistent year to year, though.
"It's usually a little over $2,000 and then we split it between the charities," he said.
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