Empty Bowls organizers surpassed their goals for this year’s event, raising $75,214 for ResourceWest and ICA Food Shelf on Tuesday.

The total includes $62,000 Challenge to the Community Fund
sponsored by Supervalu, Choices for Children/ACCRA Care
and 138 business, congregation, school and community leaders.

The 14th-annual event also chalked up the following totals:

• 1,022 bowls created by our students, staff, and community potters
• 32 Hopkins Public Schools art, music, and elementary teachers
• 218 volunteers and 473 entertainers of all ages
• 67 artist bowls and fine art for the silent auction
• 1,350 servings of soup and bread
• 47 sponsors of in-kind services

Empty Bowls is an event where attendees make a free-will donation; choose their favorite bowl from among 1,000s created by local artists, students and volunteers; enjoy a simple bowl of soup and bread and return home with the bowl. There was also musical entertainment, and professional artists donated bowls and related art for the silent auction.