Empty Bowls Westchester from 914 Cares: Whippoorwill Club: Empty Bowls Westchester’s fundraiser has raised over 420,000 in the past four years to help raise funds to combat hunger in Westchester. Each year they auction off painted bowls created by local students and celebrities. Hillary Clinton, Bette Midler, Warren Haynes of Govt Mule have donated their own painted bowls for auction at this event in the past four years.

About Empty Bowls

The Empty Bowls project is an international grassroots effort. It started in the early 90’s by Bloomfield Hills, Michigan high school students and their art teacher, John Hartom. In an effort to help out with the local food drive they threw, decorated and fired 120 bowls. Then, they invited the school’s to select a bowl and enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread. John and his wife talked to the staff about hunger in their community. He thanked them for their cash donations. And he asked them to take their bowls home with them as a reminder of those with “empty bowls”. There are now “empty bowls” projects all over the world.

The project is now championed by The Imagine Render Group, a nonprofit whose mission is to develop creative, exciting, and powerful models that are replicable and scalable by others wishing to work for social justice.