Empty Bowls' return to April is a success!

Nearly 300 people enjoyed a tasty lunch and took home pottery creations as reminders of the 2023 Empty Bowls event hosted by the UHS Foundation and Compass Group.

Organizers have received many positive comments about the wide variety of food offered during the lunches.

Featured during the buffet lunch was tossed garden greens topped with chili lime salmon or chicken spiedies, asian stir fry with choice of protein and an assortment of yummy vegetables, plus savory soup options!

There was also a delicious dessert bar, which included cookies, cannolis, and fresh fruit.

The pottery bowls were made by craftspeople from Clayworks at the Roberson Museum. 

The event was held April 18 at UHS Wilson and April 19 at UHS Binghamton General.

Those attending showed their support for the cause of fighting hunger in the community by donating $25 per ticket.  Of that amount, $20 benefits the work of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and $5 goes to the UHS Foundation's Stop Hunger Fund.

More than 141,000 meals for those in need have been funded by the UHS Empty Bowls event since 2005.

For every ticket sold for the luncheons, the Food Bank provides 75 meals to the hungry in the Southern Tier.

Most of the assistance is furnished to people in Broome County, with residents of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins counties also receiving food donations.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support of this event and fighting hunger in our area!

See some photos from the events below: