Fill Your Empty Bowl Until 2 PM!

Fill Your Empty Bowl Until 2 PM!

Grandmom Betsy Foster, right, and mom Flannery Foster share soup with twins Mira, left, and Rosalie Foster, 16 months, and today's Empty Bowls benefit luncheon underway until 2 p.m. at the Christ Episcopal Church Hall, Fair Street, Cooperstown. There were fears the two CCS basketball quarter-finals in Whitesboro this afternoon would divert soup-eaters, but – instead – a number of people said they were fueling up for the trip north. (JIm Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

Grandmom Betsy Foster, right, and mom Flannery Foster share soup with twins Mira, left, and Rosalie, 16 months, and today’s Empty Bowls benefit luncheon underway until 2 p.m. at the Christ Episcopal Church Hall, Fair Street, Cooperstown. There were fears the two CCS basketball quarter-finals in Whitesboro this afternoon would divert soup-eaters, but – instead – a number of people said they were fueling up for the trip north. By 12:30, a half-hour into the event, 159 people had already gone through the line. (JIm Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

‘Empty Bowls’ Fundraiser is This Saturday

More than 300 unique, hand-thrown bowls have been donated by local potters for use during the event; the Smithy Clay Studio donated their space and kiln use. As for the food itself, area restaurants, caterers, and generous individuals have signed up to donate a wide variety of soup and bread.…

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