Empty Bowls fundraiser coming to Champaign County this week

Logan County portion of event canceled; soup crawl format to allow for variety of tastes
Second Harvest Foodbank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties will bring its Empty Bowls fundraiser events to Champaign County on Wednesday and Logan County on Thursday in a soup crawl format and include a hand-made bowl. Monies raised will help fight food insecurity.

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Second Harvest Foodbank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties will bring its Empty Bowls fundraiser events to Champaign County on Wednesday and Logan County on Thursday in a soup crawl format and include a hand-made bowl. Monies raised will help fight food insecurity.

Soup will be the food choice the first week of April in Champaign County for those who like a variety of the hot treat, want a unique keepsake and to support the fight against hunger.

Second Harvest Foodbank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties will present its Empty Bowls fundraiser event for Champaign County on Wednesday, April 2 starting at The Farmer’s Daughter restaurant in Urbana, 904 Miami St.

The Logan County version of the event was canceled due to a lack of participation.

The Champaign County event will be 5-8 p.m. and done in a soup crawl format, which allows guests to visit multiple restaurants for their soups. A $20 donation for adults and $10 for ages 12-under will get guests a unique hand-made bowl created by Springfield students, and a ticket will get them the variety of soups available.

There will be six participating restaurants in Champaign County to visit as part of the soup crawl.

Allie Godfrey, marketing and events specialist for Second Harvest Foodbank, said the Clark County Empty Bowls event on March 27 exceeded expectations with more than 500 people attending the event at Wittenberg University as individual donations especially help fight food insecurity.

The organization’s efforts helped more than 56,000 people in the three counties last year, with nearly five million pounds of food equal to nearly four million meals provided.

“These types of donations really help us and we appreciate any support we can get,” Godfrey said.


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For more information on Empty Bowls or Second Harvest, go to facebook.com/2ndHarvestOH.