Feeding the Hungry, One Bowl At a Time
Reserve your seat now for the Empty Bowls Luncheon, a benefit for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.
Santa Barbara Empty Bowls will hold its 11th annual Empty Bowls Luncheon on Nov. 2 at the Rockwood Woman’s Club, 670 Mission Canyon Road.
For 11 years, Empty Bowls Santa Barbara has been raising money for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, providing food to more than 57,000 people in the county.
Everyone from Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum to a local congresswoman and news anchor will serve the best soups Santa Barbara offers. More than 1,200 bowls get donated by local potters, elementary through college students, and artists from the Santa Barbara City College Continuing Education program.
In addition, 350 place mats were made by elementary school students, and a silent auction of ceramic pieces donated by professional ceramic artists that is not to be missed. The efforts of so many, giving of their talents and resources, have deepened the understanding of the work done by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.
The Empty Bowls Luncheon sells out each year, so get tickets early. To buy tickets, call the Foodbank at 805,967.5741, ext. 104.
Supporting Empty Bowls creates a rippling effect in the community, the more money this project raises, the greater the inspiration for more people to get involved. Enjoy a wonderful lunch and take home a piece of the local artist’s community, all while helping those in need.
Danyel Dean is founder of Santa Barbara Empty Bowls.
» wrote on 10/07/08 @ 06:54 AM
Empty Bowls is my favorite organic, creative fundraiser that I look forward to each year. It practices what it preaches - the simple need to break bread together available to everyone at an affordable price. We enjoy the camraderie of the day with friends and Santa Barbara leaders, music, picking just the righ bowl for our collection and relishing the best soups and bread and water in town! Best of all, Empy Bowls keeps on inspiring & reminding each morning that we eat our ceral or evening soup & salad from one of the beautiful hand-crafted bowls from our collection from four, soon to be five years. Congratulations Food Bank for your daily care and contribution to our community and for this grand event each year.