15th Annual Empty Plate Event

For more than 15 years the Greater Lansing community has gathered to support Greater Lansing Food Bank’s mission via the Empty Plate Strolling Dinner & Auction. Guests return year after year and are reminded each time how much fun fighting hunger can be when we do it together, surrounded by colleagues, family and friends.

This night includes a strolling dinner featuring area chefs along with live and silent auctions showcasing more than a hundred unique prizes. These festivities all support our goal of delivering more than 10 million meals to neighbors in 2023.

All guests of the event will receive a plate hand-painted by local school children, symbolizing their support and promise to make sure no one’s plate goes empty in mid-Michigan. This year’s Empty Plate Strolling Dinner & Auction will be held at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center at Michigan State University. You can support the 15th Annual Empty Plate and Greater Lansing Food Bank by sponsoring this event or by donating to our live and/or silent auctions.

This fundraiser is made possible by the generosity we receive from the community and we look forward to partnering with you to advance our mission through this event.

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2023 Sponsorship Packet


About Empty Plate

2007年,Mimi Heberlein有一个想法,那就是用一种新的方式来回馈社会。在对各种筹款活动的想法和模式采取行动后,她创建了一个将为我们社区设定标准的活动。由于她的远见卓识,"空盘漫步 "晚宴和拍卖会现在是兰辛市最重要的筹款活动之一。