Empty Bowls 2025 - Ozarks Food Harvest

Online: Sept. 25-Oct. 1 | In-person: Oct. 2, 3:00-7:00 p.m.

Purchase handcrafted bowls made by local artists to provide meals for children facing hunger. All funds raised from this event will support Ozarks Food Harvest's Weekend Backpack Program, which provides meals and snacks to kids experiencing food insecurity every weekend of the school year.

Shop for bowls online September 25 - October 1, or stop by the in-person event on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 3-7 p.m. for an exclusive collection (at Panera on 4100 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO). The first 250 donors (online or in person) will receive free soup and bread from Panera while supplies last.

Empty Bowls serves as a reminder of the 1 in 5 children facing hunger in southwest Missouri. You can purchase beautiful bowls and walk away with a feel-good keepsake knowing you helped end hunger for kids in southwest Missouri.

Questions? Contact Ali Pool at YXBvb2wgfCBvemFya3Nmb29kaGFydmVzdCAhIG9yZw==.

You may also like the following events from Ozarks Food Harvest:

• Next month, 5th September, 11:00 am, Hungerthon 2025 in Springfield, Missouri