Empty Bowls 2024 raised $4,922 for Hastings Family Service and Heifer International.
The event was held in the Hastings High School Commons April 17. Guest chose their bowl and enjoyed a light meal, followed by a short presentation on hunger in the Hastings community and the world.
Empty Bowls events happen all over the world and the premise is simple; guests choose a handmade bowl to use that evening and to take home as a reminder that there are always Empty Bowls in the world. The suggested minimum donation was $10 dollars in exchange for a meal and the bowl as a keepsake.
The proceeds from Empty Bowls were split between Hastings Family Service and Heifer International, to donate an ark for needy families. An ark is oxen, rabbits, cows, sheep, goats, and healthier, hardy animals that will go forth and multiply, improving lives for countless families and children all over the world.
Empty Bowls organizers thanked the businesses who donated to make the event such a big success:
Dakota County Electric
Spiral Brewery
Social Hair Company
Medusa’s Hair Parlour
DQ
El Original Mexican Restaurant
Lock & Dam
Carbone’s Pizza
Arby’s
Missis Sip & Savor/The Confluence
Hastings Nutrition
Me & Julio
Fortune Cookie
Applebee’s
Subway
Emerald Greens Golf Course
Emmett Matthson
