By Marion Wishnefski

SPECIAL TO INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

WHAM Community Art Center will have its 4th Annual Bowls of Hope event 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at 16560 N. Dysart Road.

Hundreds of one-of- a-kind, hand-crafted bowls have been created by volunteer clay artists over the last year for the event, which benefits those in need.

For $12, donors will be able to choose one of the bowls to take home and at the same time support a West Valley charity. All proceeds from the event go to the charities. Last year, WHAM raised more than $2,300 for the St. Mary’s Food Bank, Eve’s Place, two families battling cancer and a shelter for victims of domestic abuse.

Bowls of Hope will be in conjunction with WHAM’s Holiday Bazaar, where member artists will have a variety of holiday gift items for purchase, including pottery, paintings, 3D multimedia and more.

There also will be art demonstrations and open art studios. Tours of the WHAM art gallery will be available.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information about WHAM or the Bowls of Hope/Holiday Bazaar, log on to www.wham-art.org or call 623-584- 8311.

IF YOU GO

WHAT: WHAM Bowls of Hope/Holiday Bazaar

WHEN: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 25

WHERE: WHAM Community Art Center, 16560 N. Dysart Road