Food Bank of Lincoln hosts its 22nd annual Empty Bowl Luncheon
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Food Bank of Lincoln hosted its main fundraiser on Tuesday.
Attendees paid $25 for admission to the Empty Bowl Luncheon and received a belly full of soup and a custom ceramic bowl.
This year, Down Under Pottery Studio made 1,085 ceramic bowls for the event.
Just from the Empty Bowl event alone, 4.8 million meals have been served to those in need in the last 22 years.
“It’s coming together around food, and it’s an experience,” said Michaella Kumke, CEO of the food bank. “And that speaks right to the heart of the Food Bank of Lincoln’s work. Food is a connector.”
Hundreds of people, including the mayor, attended the event at the Embassy Suites Hotel.
The 12 local organizations listed below competed to make the best soup.
- Asian Taste Thai Restaurant
- Billy’s Restaurant
- Buzzard Billy’s
- Carmela’s Bistro
- Casa Bovina
- ChefauChef Catering
- Embassy Bar & Grille
- Great Plains Culinary Institute
- Lazlo’s Brewery & Grill
- La Paz Mexican Restaurant
- Legacy Terrace
- Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach
- Zipline Tap & Grill
If you want to support this cause, the Food Bank of Lincoln is one of the organizations you can donate to on Give to Lincoln Day.
