EMPTY BOWLS In OUR Community

Empty Bowls is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to feed the hungry in their communities. Our local Fort Bend Empty Bowls benefits East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry (EFBHNM).

“What we do at EFBHNM,” says Development Director Stacey Williams, “is serve the basic human needs of families in our community in a temporary financial crisis. We see at least five new families a week, and it’s often not who you would expect. So many of our neighbors are affected by job loss, a change in family dynamics, and other unexpected situations that leave them in need of assistance.”

In 2022, EFBHNM assisted 15,838 adults and 12,766 children experiencing food insecurity.

Empty Bowls is EFBHNM’s largest fundraiser of the year. Dinner tickets include a simple meal of appetizers, delicious soups, and bread. For a nominal donation, attendees have the pleasure of selecting a bowl from the many oneof-a-kind, donated bowls handcrafted by members of the Fort Bend community, including some designed by local artist Albert Goldreich. EFBHNM Executive Director Vickie Coates says, “The empty bowls serve as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community and around the world.”

This amazing event includes silent, live, and dessert auctions, a bid board, and a wine and whiskey pull, all benefiting EFBHNM. “Danny Ray & The Atlantic Street Band is returning to Empty Bowls for another fun evening out,” says Stacey. “Please join us to really see what EFBHNM is all about!”

For more information, tickets, and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.humanneeds.org or contact Stacey Williams at Stacey@humanneeds.org.

Dinner tickets are $50