Wow. That's a nice bowl! I have always loved the lines in locust. I think it's a fine wood to work with for all kinds of projects. Recently I cut approx 4000 bf of it. Most of it is 6X6, but some is 2" stuff...perfect for a project or two. Then there's the "waste", which I haven't even dug through yet. I hope to get a few bowl blanks out of it. They won't be as pretty as what's in the pics though.
Bless you for what you do for those children. I wish I had the opportunity to learn skills like that when I was young.
Rod