Empty Bowls 2007 

The 9th annual Empty Bowls was Sunday November 4, 2007.

It was another spectacular time thanks to the weather, patrons and volunteers

This year we raised over $16,000!

  Pictures from the 2007 event 

Empty Bowls is located at Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center
620 Greenup, Covington, Kentucky 

THANK YOU NOTE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON
To all: The grande total, with some money still outstanding is ---- taaa daaa ---- Sixteen thousand, seven hundred, twenty eight dollars. Thanks to everyone who participated in any way. What hard workers we have in this alliance! The weather was beautiful, the bowls were colorful ...

Empty Bowls is an international movement to involve the pottery community in helping feed the hungry. The Clay Alliance, in conjunction with Kids Cafe, a division of the Freestore/Foodbank and the Baker-Hunt Foundation, will serve up bowls of food donated by various local restaurants. 100% of the event's proceeds go directly to children who turn to local Kids Cafe for nourishment. We have been their biggest not-for-profit fund raiser for the past 9 years and have raised over $105,000 enabling many children in the Greater Cincinnati Area to eat a healthy meal.  More information about the national campaign can be viewed at emptybowls.net.

Here's how it works: Local potters make and donate bowls and restaurants donate food. Participants (and their tickets) show up at their chosen seating time.

There are three seatings: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, and 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.

Patrons are entitled to pick out a bowl from the many hundreds of fine handmade bowls and are then served food in that bowl. After the meal, the bowls go home with their new owners. Kids Tickets return again this year and are only $5.00. Each kid's ticket is good for food only. Of course, you may purchase a regular ticket for your child if you want them to pick out and take home a bowl.  

 
Baker Hunt's Web Site

Not just bowls: 
Visit the "seconds" or silent auction tables.

We are proud to have WNKU as our media sponsor. 

Pictures From 
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002

• · Live entertainment including juggling, vocal and guitar music

• Silent auction of special work donated by Clay Alliance members and a "seconds" table for bargain hunters

• Hand-building and wheel-thrown pottery demonstrations

• Bowl decorating for kids of all ages ($1)

• Valet parking ($3)

Thanks to Baker-Hunt for allowing us to host this wonderful event on a wonderful site.