FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
capital area food bank challenges community
to help end hunger one bowl at a time
Fourth Annual Empty Bowls ~ Wednesday, October 19, 2011
What: The Capital Area Food Bank is responding to a 25 percent increase in the demand for food assistance by hosting its 4th Annual Empty Bowls – a one-day fundraiser designed to shed light on the issue of hunger. For a minimum donation of $25, supporters will savor delicious soups and breads and leave with handcrafted bowls donated by local artists. Guests keep their bowls as a reminder that there are always empty bowls in our community that need to be filled. All proceeds from the sale of the art bowls go directly to the CAFB.
The Capital Area Food Bank is the largest public, nonprofit food and nutrition education resource in the Washington metro area. This year, the CAFB is distributing 30 million pounds of food, including 15 million pounds of fresh produce, through more than 700 partner agencies, including food pantries, day care and recreation centers, senior centers, faith-based organizations, homeless shelters and soup kitchens.
Who: ■ Artists affiliated with the Torpedo Factory, Claytime Café, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and
Rockville High School
■ Teaism, Panera Bread, Café Atlantico, Clyde’s of Gallery Place
■ Best Cookie.com
■ CAFB Partner Agencies – Thrive DC, Food and Friends
■ DLA Piper
When: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Where: DLA Piper ~ Penn Quarter
500 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004 (between E and F Street)
Why: ■ Kids are going hungry – over 200,000 are at risk of hunger in the metro area
■ The CAFB is serving 88,400 people each week through partner agencies, an increase of
27 percent versus 2006
■ The working poor are increasingly at risk of hunger; 56 percent of households served have a
working adult
Visuals: ■ Over 250 original bowls created by local artists
To learn more about hunger and nutrition issues in the Washington, D.C. area, log on to CapitalAreaFoodBank.org
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