Grab your paintbrushes! The 2nd annual Empty Bowls fundraiser is just around the corner and organizers are looking for artists to help paint the bowls.
The painting party is Saturday at the Ballard Community Center (6020 28th Ave NW) from noon until 4 p.m. You don’t need to be a master painter to come, in fact organizers invite everyone from the community to come decorate the bowls. Later next month, the finished bowls will be up for grabs for a minimum suggested donation of $10. (Anything over $10 is tax deductible and available for matching funds from employers.) Plus there will be a silent auction for premium bowls donated by renowned artists such as Kri Kri Studios. (Sneak peek of some finished bowls for the 2010 fundraiser below.)
Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, executed at the community level. Money raised here in Ballard will go to the Ballard Food Bank. Unique to Seattle Empty Bowls is the sale of animal bowls. Money from these bowls will go to the Seattle Animal Shelter to buy food for hungry animals.
The fundraiser will be held on February 27th at the Ballard Community Center from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. When you buy a bowl, Ballard Market has donated meat and vegan soup to fill it and Tall Grass Bakery will provide the bread. Local musicians will be providing the entertainment.
Last year, the fundraiser brought in more than $5,000 for charity. This year organizers want to double that.