By Timothy G Beeman II
Have you ever eaten out of a piece of art? I’m not talking about an old McDonald’s Happy Meal box with drawings and games on the outside. I mean an actual piece of art? On Wednesday, April 22, you’ll get your chance. The following excerpts are from the SHFBNWNC press release:
“Foodies and art lovers alike are anticipating the wildly popular 14th annual Empty Bowls, the signature event for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.
“The drop-in luncheon, presented by Texas Pete® Sauces, will be held from 11am until 2pm at the Millennium Center in downtown Winston-Salem. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door, and include lunch donated by the area’s top restaurants and a choice of one bowl from a selection of handcrafted and painted pottery bowls donated by area artists.
Empty Bowls 2015
“‘The bowl that each guest selects is not used at the event,’ explains James Caldwell, Development Manger of Special Events for Second Harvest Food Bank. ‘It remains empty as a reminder of our neighbors struggling against hunger.’
“The event will also feature a fabulous silent auction and the Empty Bowls Store, filled with an array of hand crafts, Empty Bowls branded items and stocks of sweet and savory selections prepared by Providence Catering of Triad Community Kitchen. All event proceeds support Second Harvest Food Bank’s food distribution programs and special meal programs for children, including the BackPack Program, commemorating 10 years of making hunger-free weekends possible for kids in need; Kids Cafes; School Pantries and summer feeding initiatives.
“Free parking and shuttle service are available at the event. To purchase tickets online, visit: hungernwnc.org.”
Tim Beeman (of this food blog, the food news and views podcast, Tart & Tangy Triad and the pop culture podcast, The Less Desirables) will be a “Floor Ambassador” for the event from 10:30 until 12:30 (or beyond). He hopes to see you out there and to shake your hand and get you set up with a meal for a great cause.
SHFBNWNC also wants to bring attention to the event’s generous sponsors: Presenting sponsor – Texas Pete® Sauces; Signature sponsor – Food Lion; Potter’s Wheel sponsors The Abe & Miriam Brenner Foundation, BB&T, Harris Teeter, Reynolds American, Inc., The Sawtooth School for Visual Art and Wells Fargo & Company; Media sponsor – The Winston-Salem Journal; and Contributing sponsors An Originals By You, The Millennium Center and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC is the leading hunger relief organization for an 18 county service area (Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin), working in partnership with more than 400 local food assistance programs that include food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and special feeding programs for children and seniors. Together they provide critical nutritional support for nearly 300,000 neighbors in need each year, including 100,000 children, as we passionately pursue an end to hunger through outreach, education and advocacy. Special Second Harvest Food Bank programs include special initiatives to combat childhood hunger, the Triad Community Kitchen culinary job training program, Nutrition Education Services and others. To learn more, visit hungerncnwnc.org. Find them on Facebook and Twitter. Second Harvest Food Bank is part of Feeding America.
Make a date to end hunger on April 22.