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Empty Bowls fundraiser is Sunday for Flat Rock Backpack program

By Bill Moss, Published: May 13, 2024

FLAT ROCK — Local ceramic artists will once again fire up their kilns for the seventh year to help hungry children in the greater Flat Rock area. On Sunday, May 19, “Empty Bowls,” a community meal benefiting the Flat Rock Backpack Program, takes place in the Parish Hall at the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness.

Advance tickets are strongly recommended for the two seatings: noon-2 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Each ticket includes a hand-crafted bowl donated by area potters, a soup-based meal, with soups and breads donated by local restaurants and bakers, plus homemade cookies baked by church members. For those wishing to eat at home, take-out is available.

Tickets are $30 per person or $50 for a family of two adults and children under 12. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.stjohnflatrock.org/empty-bowls.

The Backpack team thanked participating restaurants AlyKat Deli, Champa, Cuisine Team, Hot Dog World, Hubba Hubba Smokehouse and Kenmure Country Club, bread and cookies donated by Mini Batch Bakery and the Episcopal Church Women of St. John in the Wilderness, and sponsors Wild Birds Unlimited, Merrell Paint & Decorating, Homestead, Hendersonville Community Co-op, Art Mob Studios & Marketplace, Hendersonville Family Dental, Dry Falls Brewing Co., Boyd Chevrolet Buick and in-kind sponsors Flat Rock Cinema and WTZQ.