With our annual soup lunch Empty Bowls has been feeding the hungry of Denton since 2000. For the price of a ticket, guests receive a simple soup and bread lunch, and take home a handcrafted "Empty" bowl to remind them of the many in our community who don't have enough to eat. 100% of proceeds from the Events benefit Denton Community Food Center and Our Daily Bread together with Monsignor King Outreach Center.
This year's Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon will be on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Harvest House in Denton, TX from 12-2pm. Tickets will be available on Eventbrite at the beginning of September for $30. Tickets at the door on the day of the event will be $35.
This event will mark our 25th Anniversary for our annual luncheon to feed the hungry in Denton. If you are interested in being a sponsor to support the fundraiser for this year's event, and highlight your organization’s commitment to feeding the hungry in Denton County, please contact the church office at 940-387-1984 and the message will be passed on to the team. Any money not used for event expenses will be donated to Our Daily Bread and Denton Community Food Center.
We greatly appreciate all of our sponsors and artists who aid in our mission by contributing funds and goods. With the support of our generous community we are able to successfully accomplish our mission to raise awareness in our community of the food insecurity and hunger that many face here in Denton. Because of our sponsors, we are able to donate 100% of our proceeds to Denton Community Food Center and Our Daily Bread Community Kitchen.
Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger. We are fortunate to have this program right here in Denton for the benefit of our community.
Empty Bowls is a fundraising luncheon where ticket-holders select a handcrafted bowl of their choice, and are served bread and delicious soup...a ministry of Christ The Servant Lutheran Church in Denton.
All proceeds from this benefit are given to assist the Denton Community Food Center and Our Daily Bread together with Monsignor King Outreach Center in Denton.
If you want to be involved, contact the church office. Professional artists of all kinds can help; from potters who donate bowls, to artists who glaze and fire bowls, to professionals in other media who promote the event.If you're not an artist, then you can still help us raise money to feed the hungry in Denton.
We have already begun to collect bowls for the next luncheon. We would also love to make a presentation to your group, about the needs of the hungry in our community, and how you can help.
The 2023 Empty Bowls of Denton Event had a banner year raising over $20,000. The $10,000 given to Our Daily Bread provided approximately 2,000 meals to our neighbors in need. The $10,000 given to the Denton Community Food Center enabled them to purchase approximately $80,000 worth of food from the Tarrant Area Food Bank and local retailers.
