5th Annual Empty Bowls: A Benefit for Bidwell Riverside Center

1011 Locust Street,Des Moines IA 50309

04 November, 2021

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Don't miss the 5th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit Bidwell Riverside Center at the Temple for Performing Arts on Thursday, Nov. 4! Bidwell Riverside Center's Empty Bowls event seeks to shed light on the food insecurity faced by our neighbors, and raise funds to support Bidwell Riverside Center's mission to increase stability and self-sufficiency in our community. Our Food & Clothing Pantry, the largest-serving food pantry in Iowa, helping just under 17,000 members of the community in 2020, the most we've ever served in our 128-year history. Access to food, toiletries, diapers, baby food, formula, clothing, and household items is vital to Iowans living in poverty, and the need is not subsiding. Each attendee will select a hand-made ceramic bowl upon entering, a gift to take home and remind them to fill the bowls of others as often as they can. The event includes live music, hors d’ouevres, dinner, dessert, and a cash bar. To have early access to choose your bowl, you can purchase a VIP ticket for $75. Questions? Please email Alison Hanner at [email protected] Bidwell Riverside Center is committed to a vision of a future where no one lives in poverty and every person has the opportunity for a positive future. Established in 1893 by a group of Methodist women dedicated to helping disadvantaged families, Bidwell has evolved into a secular 501(c)(3) organization seeking to build hope for a better future by providing support through two primary programs, a distribution center and child development center.