Milwaukee Empty Bowls

MEB 2012 Grant Application now closed

Jean — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:00:02 +0000

MEB thanks the 11 agencies and organizations that submitted grant applications for 2012. Our Grant Committee will review and post the 2012 Recipients by the end of May, 2012. Agencies and Organizations who would like to apply for MEB grants in 2013 should check back on this website around January 1, 2013. Thanks for all of the great work you do in the Milwaukee Community.

Now accepting Grant Applications

Jean — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:44:14 +0000

MEB is now accepting grant applications for our 2012 event. Applications are due by Feb. 29, 2012. More information for organizations and agencies that would like to apply can be found on our Recipients tab.

Buy Local Gift Fair

Jean — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:23:11 +0000

MEB will be selling bowls and our new – hot of the press – cookbook at the Buy Local Gift Fair on Sunday, December 4th, from Noon till 4pm at the Lakefront Brewery Palm Garden, 1872 Commerce Street near downtown Milwaukee.

Give a gift of a hand made pottery bowl along with the new MEB cookbook with over 60 soup recipes. A gift that will certainly warm the hands and heart and help benefit Milwaukee’s local food programs.

Nearly 40 local businesses and non-profit organizations will be there for unique alternative and sustainable gifts for the holiday season.

For more information visit: localfirstmilwaukee.com/index.php?/local_first/

Hope to see you there!

Jean Wells

Another Great Event!

mebadmin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:18:15 +0000

We raised $42,825 for Milwaukee area food programs. About 1800 people attended and 2100 bowls were exchanged for donations.

Our donor lists have been updated with 2011 event information. Thank you to all who helped make our 13th annual event such a great success!

Mark your calendar for next year: Saturday, October 13, 2012.

Important Construction News!

mebadmin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:47:44 +0000

There are new exit closures.

Traffic from I-43/94 SB will not be able to exit at College Avenue. The primary detour route for traffic from Milwaukee Downtown is to exit I-43/94 SB at Howard Avenue and travel east to Howell Avenue, then travel south on Howell Avenue to College Avenue.

You can use this website to map your directions around the closures:http://www.plan94.org/

Simple Gifts

jane — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:28:33 +0000

When you purchase bowls at Empty Bowls this Saturday, October 8, you are purchasing beautiful handmade pottery…or you’re buying whimsical kids’ bowls…or maybe both. Your empty bowl symbolizes the hunger we all are trying to combat and defeat in the greater Milwaukee area.

But think of another symbolic act when you buy bowls. Many people buy them as gifts – filling them with treats, sweet-smelling potpourri or whatever strikes their fancy – and then give them to those they love.

Buying a bowl to help stop hunger in our community is great. You could say that passing it along as an expression of love is even greater!

Empty Bowls Soup Menu

jane — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:26:20 +0000

If you aren’t already, follow Empty Bowls on Facebook. You’ll get updates on the event next Saturday, October 8, including a list of the soups slated to be served and the donating restaurants who’ll be making them.

The Economics of Hunger

jane — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:53:20 +0000

In the past week, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel featured articles on the statistics of rising poverty and, therefore, the sky-rocketing needs of homeless shelters, food programs and food pantries.

Empty Bowls is a defiant and compassionate response to our current economic woes. It combines many incredibly talented volunteers – chefs, artists, event volunteers and our host, MATC – to make an impact and help address local food pantries’ and programs’ real and ongoing needs.

Join us on Saturday, October 8 for a day of beautiful art, great soup and community spirit!

Announcing 2011 Event Entertainment!

Nancy Quinn — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:44:01 +0000

2011 Music Line Up

10:45 Macyn Taylor – Virtuoso guitarist
11:30 Michael Henszey – Singer songwriter
12:00 Chickadees – Children’s Music
12:45 One Lane Bridge – Acoustic Folk

Paint bowls for Milwaukee Empty Bowls at Art Trooper!

Nancy Quinn — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:47:19 +0000

Want to make and donate a bowl to our October 8th event? Once again, Art Trooper is making it easy and fun for you to do so!

Put together a group of people and give Art Trooper in Mequon a call to reserve a time. For $12, you paint a bowl and they will fire them and make sure we have them to put out on our tables at the event.

To date, Art Trooper has supplied 400 bowls to our annual events. Thanks to this great place and to the many families, scout troops, civic groups, companies, and youth groups who paint the bowls there.

Call (414) 351-1855 and ask for Ann or Andi to reserve your spot.