"It's a program that potters have been doing for a number of years," Huml told Bklyner in 2018. "When you're looking around the neighborhood and you see who does Meals on Wheels, it's like, really? What can I do? I ain't Bill Gates, so this seemed like the perfect fit."
Through the sale of unique, handcrafted bowls - marked at $25 a piece - Empty Bowls has raised millions of dollars for hunger-fighting organizations around the world. The first Empty Bowls event was organized in 1990 by a Michigan art teacher to help support a local food drive.
The spirit of giving was alive and well at the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church's Holiday Market and Christmas Fair on Saturday, Nov. 23, where Empty Bowls Bay Ridge once again got creative in aiding the fight against hunger.
Empty Bowls Bay Ridge has become a fixture at the church, utilizing its events to raise awareness and funds for the ongoing battle against food insecurity.
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