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Empty Bowls-A-Thon We want to thank you for participating in our quest to supply beautiful hand-made clay bowls to for the Empty Bowls Project, benefitting the Tarrant Area Food Banks. All 79 bowls have been sent to Trinity Ceramics to be included in the bowl selection for the luncheon. Thanks again to Trinity Ceramics for donating the clay. See below for more information on the event. www.emptybowls.com or www.food-bank.us |
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| We encourage you to call and schedule a time to bring your group out to the studio to create bowls to help end hunger in the Metroplex. The standard $25 studio rental fee will be waived for your group. |
Empty Bowls:
All clay camp participants will create
a bowl to be donated to "Empty Bowls";
teaching our children the importance
of giving back to our community and
helping those less fortunate than
ourselves.
Empty Bowls - tickets on sale NOW
Friday, February 20, 2009 - An Artful Luncheon to end Hunger 11AM to
1PM, at the Round-Up Inn, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth.
Purchase your tickets in advance, as no tickets will be sold at the door.
Tarrant Area Food Bank's most popular fundraising event is one of hundreds of
such events held around the world to fight hunger. Paying guests sample
savory soups, breads and desserts donated and served by local restaurants and
caterers; then select handcrafted or hand-decorated bowls donated by
professional artisans, art students and hobby potters. Tarrant Area Food Bank's
first Empty Bowls event, held in February 2003, attracted 1,000 guests to Bass
Performance Hall's elegant Maddox-Muse Center in downtown Fort Worth. In
2007, to accommodate the growing number of guests, the Fifth Annual Empty
Bowls moved to Round Up Inn at Will Rogers Memorial Center.
Learn more about
this event visit:
www.food-bank.us
www.emptybowls.com
. .
All clay camp participants will create
a bowl to be donated to "Empty Bowls";
teaching our children the importance
of giving back to our community and
helping those less fortunate than
ourselves.
Empty Bowls - tickets on sale NOW
Friday, February 20, 2009 - An Artful Luncheon to end Hunger 11AM to
1PM, at the Round-Up Inn, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth.
Purchase your tickets in advance, as no tickets will be sold at the door.
Tarrant Area Food Bank's most popular fundraising event is one of hundreds of
such events held around the world to fight hunger. Paying guests sample
savory soups, breads and desserts donated and served by local restaurants and
caterers; then select handcrafted or hand-decorated bowls donated by
professional artisans, art students and hobby potters. Tarrant Area Food Bank's
first Empty Bowls event, held in February 2003, attracted 1,000 guests to Bass
Performance Hall's elegant Maddox-Muse Center in downtown Fort Worth. In
2007, to accommodate the growing number of guests, the Fifth Annual Empty
Bowls moved to Round Up Inn at Will Rogers Memorial Center.
Learn more about
this event visit:
www.food-bank.us
www.emptybowls.com
. .
REPORTS
Empty Bowls 2008 breaks all records
The greatest number of guests and bowls ever to appear at Empty Bowls were at this year's sixth annual
Artful Luncheon to Fight Hunger on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at Will Rogers Memorial Center. The results: The
most money ever raised at Empty Bowls.
Statistics
Tickets sold - 1,205
Number of bowls donated - 1,600-plus
Total funds raised from cash sponsorships, ticket sales, bump table and silent auction - $117,000.
Community Help
Many thanks for this success are owed to guests, volunteers, sponsors, artisans who created and donated
bowls, chefs and kitchens that prepared and donated soups, breads and desserts, and community members
who purchased tickets and attended Empty Bowls. You helped raise funds equivalent to more than 585,000
meals!
Empty Bowls 2008 breaks all records
The greatest number of guests and bowls ever to appear at Empty Bowls were at this year's sixth annual
Artful Luncheon to Fight Hunger on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at Will Rogers Memorial Center. The results: The
most money ever raised at Empty Bowls.
Statistics
Tickets sold - 1,205
Number of bowls donated - 1,600-plus
Total funds raised from cash sponsorships, ticket sales, bump table and silent auction - $117,000.
Community Help
Many thanks for this success are owed to guests, volunteers, sponsors, artisans who created and donated
bowls, chefs and kitchens that prepared and donated soups, breads and desserts, and community members
who purchased tickets and attended Empty Bowls. You helped raise funds equivalent to more than 585,000
meals!