Milwaukee Empty Bowls is Next Sunday!
Empty Bowls. Photo courtesy of NourishMKE.
Milwaukee, WI – Event aims to raise $70,000 for NourishMKE to combat food insecurity for tens of thousands of families in Milwaukee by featuring artisan handmade bowls and soups from your favorite local restaurants.
What: Empty Bowls: An Event Supporting NourishMKE
Where: Kern Center at MSOE (1245 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202)
When: October 13, 2024 from 11:00 PM-3:00 PM
Details: www.NourishMKE.org/Empty-Bowls/
Join us Sunday, October 13th from 11am-3pm at the Kern Center at MSOE to purchase a one-of-a-kind bowl–handmade and donated by a local artisan, each one as unique as the community members we serve. At the event enjoy a wide array of soup samples from local restaurants showcasing the diversity of Milwaukee’s food scene. There’s also live music, live pottery demonstrations, and more. All proceeds from the event will support the mission of NourishMKE which provides more than 50,000 individuals with over 1 million pounds of food annually.
Raising money to nourish Milwaukee families is more important now than ever. NourishMKE is seeing a huge rise in need each year, in 2023 serving 30% more than the prior year. Support is needed to ensure all families have access to healthy, nourishing, and free groceries. Empty Bowls offers a fun, family-friendly way to support this worthy cause.
Participating Restaurants: Cafe Corazon, DanDan, Glorioso’s, Hannah’s Kitchen, La Finca Coffeehouse, Lulu Cafe, The Soup Market, Beans & Barley, Motor, Outpost Co-Op, Riverwest Co-op, Purple Door Ice Cream, The Pasta Tree, The Truck Stop, Avli, Cocina del Sur, Purple Door Ice Cream, Bartollota’s, Breadsmith & more!
Major Sponsors: “Filled to the Brim” Lead Sponsor: AMCS Incorporated – #1 Milwaukee Carpentry Firm, Others: Vyron, Michael Best, WMSE Radio Station, Cream City Clay, Outpost Co-Op
About: NourishMKE is Milwaukee’s largest network of community food centers, where neighbors can select and prepare free, quality food with dignity, while sharing relationships and experiences that support wellness in all areas of life.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
