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Ticket holders received bowls to go try their favorite soups made by local churches and organizations.
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Little Miss Plant City and her court decorated a large bowl to be auctioned off.
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The Empty Bowls chalk art demonstrations are an annual tradition for the event.
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The United Food Bank of Plant City has hosted the event for seven years.
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Junior Women’s Club of Plant City provided a Bake Sale during lunch.
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Bowls made by students at 23 local schools were available for ticket holders to take home.
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The Woman's Club of Plant City and its soup.
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Groups like the Improvement League of Plant City participated in the annual event by making large quantities of soup.
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Large bowls were painted and auctioned off at the program.
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Next Radical Generation, NRG, performed its hit singles at the event.
The 7th annual Empty Project on Saturday drew hundreds to the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum as Plant City united to raise awareness on local hunger.
Attendees bought tickets and picked their favorite soup made by multiple groups throughout the community. The ticket also came with water, an apple, bread and a bowl crafted by local students to take home as a reminder of all of the “Empty Bowls” everyday. Twenty-three local schools signed up to participate in the project. The bowls were on display during the event and ticket holders picked out their favorite to bring home with them.
The event featured a live auction of multiple large, hand crafted and painted bowls as well as live performances. There was a multi-school choir performance directed by Strawberry Crest High School Choir Director Jennifer Rivera along with performances by NRG, Mel & Dallas, and Ace Jackson & the Jump Kings.
Empty Bowls is a yearly event hosted by the United Food Bank and the proceeds go to the organization, which fights hunger here in Plant City.
