Handcrafted bowls by the Waterloo Potters’ Workshop at the 2023 Empty Bowls event at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis Hall.

Waterloo Region, Ont., May 5, 2025 – Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Empty Bowls event, taking place on Wednesday, May 28 at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis Hall.

Now in its 27^th year, the annual event is sponsored by Bennett Wealth Management of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and organized by Laurier’s Robert Langen Art Gallery and the Waterloo Potters’ Workshop. Empty Bowls raises funds in support of The Food Bank of Waterloo Region.

Tickets are $50 and include entry to the 11:30 a.m. lunch or 5 p.m. dinner seating. They are available at thefoodbank.ca/emptybowls.

At the event, attendees select a unique bowl, handcrafted and donated by local artisans from the Waterloo Potters’ Workshop. This keepsake bowl is used during the event to enjoy a variety of gourmet soups and bowl meals prepared by local chefs and restaurants.

Since 1998, Empty Bowls has raised awareness about hunger in Waterloo region and helped provide more than 1.5 million meals for people in need. For every ticket sold this year, The Food Bank can provide 100 healthy meals for the more than 73,600 individuals in Waterloo region who rely on food assistance programs.

About The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Founded in 1984, The Food Bank of Waterloo Region (The Food Bank) was the first organization of its kind in Ontario dedicated to providing emergency food. Forty-one years after its incorporation, The Food Bank continues to evolve to meet the community’s needs, ensuring that no one in Waterloo region experiences hunger. As a distribution centre, The Food Bank distributes more than 8.9 million pounds of fresh, frozen, and non-perishable food to 54 organizations within the Community Food Assistance Network. Learn more at thefoodbank.ca.

About Empty Bowls

Empty Bowls is a movement started by artists and craftspeople in cities around the world to raise funds for charities that help feed the hungry in their communities. These events have raised millions of dollars globally to help fight hunger. In 1998, the Waterloo Potters’ Workshop held its first-ever Empty Bowls event to support The Food Bank. Since then, the event has raised over 1.5 million meals for people who need them. This year’s event sponsor is Bennett Wealth Management of RBC Dominion Securities Inc., and in-kind supporters are Belgian Nursery, Canadian Linen, Cobs Bread, Pottery Supply House, and Tucker’s Pottery Supplies.

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Media contacts

Michelle Rickard
Manager, Marketing and Communications
The Food Bank of Waterloo Region
micheller@thefoodbank.ca

Suzanne Luke
University Art Curator, Robert Langen Art Gallery
Wilfrid Laurier University
sluke@wlu.ca