Tickets are now on sale for the 34th annual Empty Bowls event to be held Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 from 11 a.m. — 1:30 p.m. at Edmund’s (2101 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing, formerly Arcadia Smokehouse).
Buy your tickets and gather your friends or co-workers to join us and check out a newly reimagined Edmund’s while we fight hunger together!
This fundraising event is made possible thanks to our friends at the Greater Lansing Potters’ Guild and Clayworks, who donate their time and talents to create hundreds of beautiful bowls each year.
Guests receive a handcrafted bowl and soup lunch to symbolize how even humble meals can have transformative impacts when shared alongside friends and neighbors. This event is a great source of support in GLFB’s fight against hunger in mid-Michigan and we hope you can join us for lunch on Nov. 1!
The Potter’s Choice online auction will return for 2024!
GLFB thanks our friends at Clayworks and Greater Lansing Potter’s Guild for lending their creativity to the fight against hunger.
This year’s standout creations were hand selected and featured on our Potter’s Choice Auction.
Our event partners
The 34th Empty Bowls event is sponsored by:
Hearty Helpers:
Souper Supporters:
- Adventure Credit Union
- Cinnaire
- Lansing Board of Water & Light
- Team One Chevrolet, Buick, GMC
Greater Lansing Food Bank would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors and the following long time partners for their generous support of our mission to alleviate hunger.
Edmund’s
Greater Lansing Food Bank is grateful to the culinary team at Edmund’s for hosting this event across their network of restaurants for nearly a decade. Thank you to the team for this year’s selection of delicious soups and for making the event possible.
Greater Lansing Potters’ Guild and Clayworks Pottery
Empty Bowls would not be possible without the hard work and artistic talent of of Greater Lansing Potters’ Guild and Clayworks Pottery. Each year, GLFB receives hundreds of donated pieces, each of which helps feed neighbors facing food insecurity.
Thank you to all our event partners for helping alleviate hunger one meal at a time, to create a future where everyone has access to nourishing food.
Community Partner and Hearty Helper sponsorships are still available or become a Souper Supporter!
Click here to find out more about our sponsorship opportunities for Empty Bowls. Local businesses and groups are encouraged to consider becoming a Souper Supporter of this year’s Empty Bowls event.
Photos from our past Empty Bowls events!