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16th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser Set For Wednesday
The 16th annual Empty Bowls is set to once again promote hunger awareness and raise funds for the Table of Grace food pantry.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — The 16th annual Empty Bowls is set to once again promote hunger awareness and raise funds for the Table of Grace food pantry at Grace Presbyterian Church.
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The event will be held Wednesday, March 20 in the church's Fellowship Hall from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., with proceeds from the event benefiting Table of Grace — a market-style food pantry that serves nearly 2,000 community residents a month.
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Organizers are asking attendees for a donation of $15, with the event also featuring live entertainment and the choice of a hand-crafted bowl created by local artisans and University of Alabama ceramics students.
Attendees will also receive a meal of soup, bread, and water. Attendees may take one bowl of soup to-go for an additional $5.
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Organizers say this “meager meal” serves as a reminder of the food insecurity and injustice that affects many in west Alabama, with the empty bowl representing that many go to bed hungry.
Table of Grace — an expansion of the former Loaves & Fishes food pantry into a new building — offers a market-style pantry where those in need can select the food they would like from the available inventory, which gives neighbors greater choices.
Ann Weeden, chair of Grace Presbyterian’s Table of Grace committee, said since the new market-style building opened in October of last year, Table of Grace has more than doubled the number of neighbors we feed at the pantry.
'The financial support the community provides through Empty Bowls will help us continue to grow and meet the growing food insecurity of our community in West Alabama,” she said.
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For more information on the event, call (205) 758-1193 or click here.
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