Empty Bowls 2011 supporting Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Ann Roth, chair of the Empty Bowls committee, does an interview on Comcast Newsmakers. The 16th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner will be held Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Oakland from 2 pm -- 6 pm. Empty Bowls is a simple meal of soup and bread that reminds us that many of our neighbors are struggling to feed their families. All proceeds benefit the Food Bank and Just Harvest.

Larry Berger from Saturday Light Brigade Radio will host this family-friendly event with a strolling magician and children's activities. We're expecting personality soup-servers and guests from local media. Empty Bowls draws over 1,200 people, and over 15 years has raised more than $425,000 to fight hunger in our communities.

Each ticket holder chooses a ceramic bowl from among over 1,200 on display, hand made by potters, professional and amateur, from all over the area. There is also a silent auction of the "bowls of the ball," and the Celebrity Bowls Auction -- including a bowl signed by Sir Paul McCartney!

Tickets for the Empty Bowls Dinner are $20.00, and are available at Just Harvest or by calling 412-431-8960. Beginning February 1st, purchase tickets online at www.pittsburghfoodbank.org.

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