The Empty Bowls of Owensboro fundraiser will take place April 23 at 6 p.m. in Brescia University’s gymnasium. This event has limited tickets so that each guest leaves with a handcrafted bowl. There is also a silent auction and many of the items are listed on the Empty Bowls of Owensboro Facebook page.
The recipient of this year’s fundraiser is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, which will use it for the school backpack program at Seven Hills Preschool.
“This will provide preschoolers with food to take home for the weekend,” said Tina Taylor, an Empty Bowls Owensboro committee member.
Tickets are currently available at Brescia’s Spirit Shop, but the shop will close Thursday through the weekend because of Easter.
Tickets can still be purchased ahead of the event at David Lindow’s Allstate office at 1210 Burlew Boulevard starting April 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Empty Bowls of Owensboro is also offering an opportunity to receive four tickets through a Facebook giveaway by liking, sharing and commenting on their post.
Empty Bowls is a nationwide project, and in 2019 will become an international project. The idea behind Empty Bowls varies across the United States, but the main goal is to have bowls made by potters and community members and then, at the annual fundraiser, guests choose a bowl to keep as a reminder of all of the empty bowls in the world.
According to Taylor, the event began in 2007 when Brescia University art teacher Steve Driver brought the program to Owensboro.
Each year the event donates 100 percent of the proceeds to a soup kitchen or pantry in our community.
A meal of soup and bread is served and last year, Empty Bowls of Owensboro raised over $8,500, which was donated to Breckenridge Street United Methodist Church to purchase meats and fresh produce to use in their soup kitchen.
Community members who are interested in donating to or becoming involved with Empty Bowls of Owensboro can contact Taylor at [email protected] or by visiting the Empty Bowls of Owensboro, Kentucky Facebook page.
“We are a group of like-minded individuals who all share a heart for giving back and feeding the hungry through the arts,” Taylor said.
Tickets are $16 each.
