Empty Bowls - 2026

UCANs 9th Annual Empty Bowls Project Dinner - 2026

​​​Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement by artists and crafts people in cities and towns around the world to raise money for food related charities to care for and feed the hungry in their communities. Empty Bowls is a signature fundraising event for the UCAN Food Bank. Empty Bowls Project dinner attendees get their choice of a bowl crafted locally to taste an array of soups made by some of Douglas County's top restaurants and chefs. We'll also be serving up artisan breads and wines to accompany the soup. This event is all made possible by community sponsors and supporters. At last year's event, we had almost 200 individuals attend and helped us raise over $49,000. We have set a goal of raising $65,000. With your support, we can provide over 200,000 meals to our neighbors through our network of 14 emergency food pantries and 6 community kitchens/shelters.

A big thank you to our sponsors!

End Hunger Sponsor

Souper Hero Sponsor

In-Kind Media Sponsor

Soup-Porter Sponsor +

Soup-Porter Sponsor

Artist Sponsorship

Perpetual Empty Bowl Trophy Sponsor

In-Kind Sponsor/Supporter

Over the Hill Ceramics

Alison Hinson