Project teams
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Community Awareness & Education - educating the community about hunger and poverty.
Legislative Advocacy - helping individuals obtain a greater income and prevent food insecurity.currently looking for new members
Resource Development - focusing on improving and coordinating resources.
Giving Gardens - new leadership, new name, and new committees, join today!
- MOBILE PANTRY - delivering food to those in rural areas.
- EMPTY BOWLS -
annual fundraiser - GRANTS - for those fighting to prevent hunger & poverty.
- MAILING LIST - semi-annual
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Empty Bowls
Empty Bowls is a community project to raise money for local hunger prevention efforts. For $10 you get to choose a bowl created by local potters, community members, and students. These bowls are each unique and a great keepsake! You then fill it with soup donated by local restaurants. The meal includes bread, beverage, and desert. The event also features a raffle, local entertainment, clowns for the children, and a pottery demonstration by a local professional potter. Additionally the Annual Poverty Prevention Award is presented.
10th annual
Empty Bowls event was a success with nearly 1000 attendees and 70
volunteers! Over $20,000 was raised for local hunger initiatives including
the Giving Gardens, Mobile Pantry and grants to local hunger programs.
Senator Lassa, State Rep Molepske, County Ex Dreier and Mayor Halverson
joined the crowd to support Empty Bowls.
37 restaurants gave delicious soup and numerous churches donated 1000's of
cookies. Great event once again and we are grateful to all those who
volunteered or attended!
Previous Winners include:
2002 - Operation Bootstrap
2003 - Salvation Army
2004 - Meals on Wheels
2005 - Suzanne Oehlke
2006 - Boys and Girls Club
2007 - Lauri and Scott Rockman
2008 - Mary Ann Krems
2009 - Marcy and Dennis Ferriter
2010 - St. Bron's Youth Apostles
Let us all envision the day when hunger is eradicated and Empty Bowls is a celebration, not a need
Co- Chairs: Bonnie Beverstock and Linda Eberhardt
more information
See also: Empty Bowls of Portage County website for further information on upcoming bowl events, volunteer and sponsorship opportunities.