Empty Bowls

Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render Group. The basic premise is simple: Potters, craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity. Each individual or group organizing an event designs it around the needs of their own community and is responsible for their own event.

Locally, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore hosts an annual Empty Bowls Souper Supper to raise money to support the homeless and hungry population in Baltimore. The sixth grade girls have spent several advisory periods creating bowls to donate to this year's event and will be glazing them next week:

This year's Souper Supper Details:

College of Notre Dame, Doyle Hall
Saturday, March 12, 2011;
*NEW THIS YEAR - 2 SEATINGS!
Lunch seating 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.,
Dinner seating 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Enjoy a tasty selection of soups supplied by local restaurants, a silent auction, take part in fun, family-friendly activities and choose a handcrafted bowl.

Tickets are $15 per person (children 5 and under are free). Pack of 10 tickets is $125. Extra bowl tickets available for $10.