Updated story on Sept. 25, 2024 @ 5:30 p.m.
The Georgia Mountain Food Bank’s Empty Bowl Lunch has been canceled due to the upcoming weather from Hurricane Helene.
“It is with deep regret that we must announce the cancellation of the Empty Bowl 2024 due to the impending storms,” GMFB Executive Director Rebecca Thurman said in a press release. “This is a difficult decision, as this event is something we carefully plan for and eagerly anticipate throughout the year.”
The catering that was supposed to be at the event from Amanda’s Farm to Fork will be donated to local first-responders and those affected by the storm.
The handcrafted bowls will be a part of an online silent auction in lieu of the live auction that was scheduled. The auction will run from Friday morning to Tuesday at 5 p.m. here.
Original story published on Sept. 18, 2024 @ 5 p.m.
The Georgia Mountain Food Bank (GMFB) is set to host their 15th annual Empty Bowl Lunch.
The event looks to help address hunger, health, and quality of life through their five-county service area of Hall, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin, and Union counties.
The lunch will be held at Lanier Technical College’s Ramsey Conference Center next Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This year’s Empty Bowl Lunch will showcase the expansion of GMFB’s facilities and how that will help provide food to more families this year.
State Senator-Elect Drew Echols will be in attendance along with roughly 1,000 other individuals representing civic, corporate, non-profit, and church organizations throughout northeast Georgia.
The event will feature a live action auctioneered by Doug Carter.
Since 2008, GMFB has provided over 70 million meals to their five-county service area.
