For a change of pace, we informally gathered for the 13th Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser hosted by the good folks at Family Sharing to benefit their food pantry. We sampled all kinds of soups made by local establishments including Italian Wedding Soup, Chicken Dumpling, Chicken Santa Fe, Vegan Curry, Clam Chowder, Creamy Loaded Baked Potato, and Cream of Vegetable. And just when you thought you couldn’t possibly balance any more bowls on your cafeteria tray, our feast was topped off with Out & Out Mac ‘N Cheese.
The hall was decorated with 47 star-shaped helium balloons representing the 47 locations throughout Ozaukee County that Family Sharing serves by providing food, clothing and household necessities. Our own Julie Hoover, the director of Family Sharing, noted that when she went to pick up the balloons on a VERY windy Halloween, she was nearly air-lifted across the Great Lakes. Smartly, she waited a day to complete the errand and survived to tell us all about it!
Thank you, Family Sharing, for feeding us so that you can feed others!