Bidwell Riverside Center's Empty Bowls event seeks to shed light on the food insecurity faced by our neighbors, and raise funds to support Bidwell Riverside Center's mission to increase stability and self-sufficiency in our community.

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Our Food & Clothing Pantry, the largest-serving food pantry in Iowa, helped just under 12,500 members of the community in 2021. Access to food, toiletries, diapers, baby food, formula, clothing, and household items is vital to Iowans living in poverty, and the need is not subsiding.

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Each attendee will select a hand-made ceramic bowl upon entering, a gift to take home and remind them to fill the bowls of others as often as they can. The event includes hors d’ouevres, dinner, dessert, and a cash bar.

 

Through your support, we can fill the bowls of those who are experiencing food insecurity.