St. Lucie County Empty Bowls returns to Downtown Fort Pierce Farmers’ Market
The St. Lucie County Empty Bowls Event returns to the Downtown Fort Pierce Farmers’ Market on Saturday, March 12, 2022. This marks the 14th year for the community event that brings together local students, area businesses and restaurants to raise money for people in need of food.
More than 500 ceramic bowls hand-crafted by St. Lucie County School students will be on display. For a donation of $20, patrons will receive the bowl of their choice along with a serving of savory soup. All proceeds benefit Treasure Coast Food Bank.
Area chefs and restaurants are donating their culinary talent to the event, so everyone can choose among several tasty soup options from Little Jim Bait & Tackle, Cobb’s Landing, Crabby’s Dockside Fort Pierce, Treasure Coast Food Bank’s Catering Department, and the Fort Pierce Central High School Culinary Arts Department.
While the soups will make a hearty meal, the empty bowl and a serving of soup are symbolic reminders of the 1 in 4 people on the Treasure Coast who don’t always have enough nutritious food to eat.
This year’s event will once again include a silent auction of bowls that have been autographed by celebrities who have performed at the Sunrise Theatre. Bid on the bowl signed by Judy Collins, The Four Tops, Howie Mandel, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Terri Clark, Pam Tillis, or Englebert Humperdinck.
“We’re grateful to everyone who comes together to make the St. Lucie County Empty Bowls event such a mainstay in our community,” said Judith Cruz, President and CEO of Treasure Coast Food Bank. “We also thank the sponsors who help us raise money for thousands of nutritious meals each year through this event.” Sponsors of the 2022 St. Lucie County Empty Bowls Event are Crist Construction Co., Dannahower Family Foundation, Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, The Sunrise Theatre, and Wynne Charitable Foundation.
The event takes place from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and the Downtown Fort Pierce Farmers’ Market is located at 101 Melody Lane.
ABOUT TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK
Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast, providing the community each year with millions of meals valued at more than $50 million through robust programs and in partnership with 400 charitable organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. In addition to emergency food distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank operates a full roster of direct service programs that not only solve the immediate problem of hunger, but help individuals and families gain long-term food security, better health outcomes, and self-sufficiency. Treasure Coast Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. For more information on Treasure Coast Food Bank, call 772.489.3034, log on to stophunger.org, visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/tcfoodbank, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/tcfoodbank.
Angie Francalancia
The Connection Public Relations
561-837-3251 office
561-324-2412 cell
