Get your tickets for the Empty Bowls Dinner - May 19

The 7th Annual Empty Bowls dinner will be held in the cafeteria at Franklin High School, 218 Oak St., Franklin, on Thursday, May 19, from 6-8 p.m. It will include a soup and bread dinner, the hand-made bowls to take home, an in-person and online art auction, and a giving wall.

Tickets are $10 for children and students, $20 for adults. 

They can be purchased online until noon on May 19 at tinyurl.com/FHSEmptyBowlsTix. 

They can also be purchased at the door, cash or check only. 

The online auction will open on May 18 at midnight and will run through June 1 — visit tinyurl.com/FHSEmptyBowlsArt

For more info visit the Franklin Food Pantry page ->   https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/empty-bowls-2022/

Get your tickets for the Empty Bowls Dinner - May 19

Spring into Ending Food Insecurity -> News from the Franklin Food Pantry

Spring means new beginnings

Spring 2022 Tina's Take New Beginnings! Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that is certainly the case for us at the Pantry. You may have heard our exciting news that we have purchased the former Edwin's building to be our new home. The new building will provide ample and accessible parking, warehouse, shopping, and community spaces needed to continue our programs as well as launch additional services to meet our neighbors' growing and changing needs. Renovations should begin later this year. In the meantime, we will continue to serve our neighbors at our current location.    Speaking of which, we are so happy to reopen our inside shopping again. We are returning to our hybrid distribution for our neighbors by offering curbside distribution one day/night a week and appointment-based shopping two days a week. Staff and volunteers have missed seeing our neighbors inside. We are excited to offer a gluten-free section with our inside reopening!    This April, we look forward to honoring our volunteers during volunteer appreciation month. While we appreciate our volunteers every day, we can't wait to celebrate them! Then we look forward to the annual Empty Bowls event on May 19. This year the event will be back in-person with a simple meal, events for kids, an auction, and more. Come join us and the Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club to raise awareness about food insecurity.      We are so excited for spring and what will happen next at the Pantry! Thank you for all your support.  Best – Tina Powderly  New Building News We have purchased a new building to better serve our neighbors. The building, formerly known as Edwin's, is located at 341 West Central Street and will undergo renovations to convert it into a functional, accessible, and expanded Pantry.  Renovations should begin later this year. In the meantime, we will continue to operate at our current location and we appreciate the continued support of Rockland Trust. For more information visit here. New Building News Save the date for Empty Bowls 2022! Join us and the Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club on Thursday, May 19. Attendees will receive a simple meal of soup and bread and leave with an empty bowl to remind them that somewhere, someone's bowl is empty. There will also be a silent auction, a giving wall, and a kids' art table! Buy your tickets here or at the door (cash or check only at the door!) #FranklinCanfillemptybowls. Empty Bowls Tickets We have a variety of Empty Bowls Sponsorships available for businesses and individuals who want to support The Pantry. Sponsorships range from "Soup Starter" at $500 to "Pot of Gold" at $3000. Visit here for more information or to sign up! Hybrid Distribution is Back! We are excited to return to our hybrid distribution model! Our neighbors can shop curbside on Tuesdays from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 5:30 - 6:30 pm or make an appointment and come inside the Pantry to shop on Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 to 1:00 pm. Hybrid distribution allows our neighbors to receive food the way they like it and we are happy to help them! Annual Appeal! ‌ Keep an eye out for our 2022 Annual Appeal. This year you'll hear from our neighbor Laura about how much the Pantry has helped her and you'll learn all the ways you can help Laura and others like her! Food and Fund Drives!  We appreciate all of our community support! If you are interested in collecting food for the Pantry, please fill out our online food and fund drive form. This helps us plan and ensure that our neighbors get the food they need all year long! Thank you!   Volunteer Appreciation Month April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! While we appreciate our volunteers all year, we want to take a moment to thank all of our volunteers for their flexibility, time, and heart. We couldn't do what we do without you! Get ready for some fun surprises! Spring Cleaning Thank you to the Franklin Rotary Club for their donation of cleaning supplies for our neighbors! Each year they donate buckets full of cleaners, sponges, and supplies to help our neighbors with their spring cleaning!

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7th Annual Empty Bowls Event - May 19

7^h Annual Empty Bowls Event 

to Benefit the Franklin Food Pantry  

 

Annual Event Back In-Person with Traditional Soup and Bread Dinner 

 

 

The Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club will again host an Empty Bowls dinner to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry on Thursday May 19. The event will take place at Franklin High School in the cafeteria from 6 to 8 PM. The club partners with the Franklin Food Pantry to create hand-made empty bowls to give to attendees as a reminder of the many "empty bowls" that exist in the lives of those who experience hunger.  

The event will feature a traditional soup and bread dinner, ceramic bowls to take home that the students have made, an online and in-person art auction, and a giving wall.  Attendees can purchase tickets online (http://weblink.donorperfect.com/EmptyBowlsTicketSales2022) until noon on Thursday, May 19.  Tickets may also be purchased at the door with cash or check only.  The online auction will open on May 18 at midnight and will run through 

June 1. 

 

"After two years of smaller events, we are so excited to be able to bring back Empty Bowls in its original intent," said Tina Powderly, executive director for the Franklin Food Pantry. "It's a wonderful way to raise awareness about our neighbors in need while partnering with the community.  We could not run this event without the Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club and FHS Art Teacher Brenna Johnson. Brenna works tirelessly with the students to educate them about hunger in the community – awareness that they take forward in life after school - and helps them to create beautiful bowls for guests to take home."  

Johnson said, "I love Empty Bowls and it's one of the best things I have ever been a part of!  As a teacher, I'm so glad I can help students learn that they can make a difference in the lives of so many families with their art."

 

Empty Bowls is an international grass roots effort to fight hunger and raise funds to support local pantries. The Franklin Food Pantry and the FHS Empty Bowls Club work together to support the cause locally.

For more information about the event, visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org or call 508-528-3115. To sponsor the event please visit here. 

 

About the Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club 

Franklin High School is participating in an international charity project called Empty Bowls, which supports hunger initiatives in local communities. The objective of the Empty Bowls Club is to teach students of all ages that they can make a difference in their local community. Club members, their families, coupled with the Franklin community spend the year making ceramic bowls by hand. Then, the Empty Bowls Club and the Franklin Food Pantry co-host a fundraiser at FHS. All funds raised at this event are donated directly to the Franklin Food Pantry.  

 

About the Franklin Food Pantry  

The Franklin Food Pantry offers supplemental food assistance and household necessities to almost 1,100 individuals per year. The Franklin Food Pantry is not funded by the Town of Franklin. As a private, nonprofit organization, we depend on donations from individuals, corporations, foundations and other strategic partners.  

We are grateful for our many partnerships, including that with the Greater Boston Food Bank, that allow us to achieve greater buying power and lower our costs. Donations and grants fund our food purchases, keep our lights on, and put gas in our food truck. Other programs include home delivery, Weekend Backpack Program for Franklin school children in need, mobile pantry, emergency food bags and holiday meal packages.  

The Pantry is located at 43 W. Central St. in Franklin on Route 140 across from the Franklin Fire Station. Visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org for more information.   

7th Annual Empty Bowls Event - May 19

Empty Bowls fund raising dinner scheduled for May 19

"Save the DATE! Empty Bowls cannot wait to host its annual fundraiser for the first time in TWO years. Let's do this Franklin!"

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnsonb_ms/status/1504844524882903053 

When: May 19, 2022 from 6 PM to 8 PM
Where: FHS cafeteria

  

Empty Bowls fund raising dinner scheduled for May 19

Multiple FCC grants to catch up with: Farmers Market, Cultural District, Empty Bowls, and Girls Scouts

Catching up to some of the earlier Franklin Cultural Council grant awards

First up! We're so excited to be funding MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT for the Franklin Farmer's Market again this season! https://www.facebook.com/FranklinFarmersMarketMA

https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalCouncil/posts/264940412418740

"We’re happy to announce that the Franklin Cultural DISTRICT has been awarded a grant to support the 2nd annual “ARTwalk” celebration this summer!

Last June this was an incredible 3-day event that featured visual arts, live performances and creative events all over the town. It’s a don’t-miss event this June!"

https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalCouncil/posts/264940412418740 

 

"We’re happy to announce that the Franklin High School's "EMPTY BOWLS" club has been awarded a grant to support their work to fight hunger.

Under the tireless tutelage of art teacher Brenna Johnson, Empty Bowls participates in an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. Brenna assists students in making hundreds of ceramic bowls each year. The students give away bowls at each year's fundraiser as a reminder that "somewhere, someone's bowl is empty".

https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalCouncil/posts/265417575704357

 

"We happy to share that the Franklin Girl Scouts have been awarded a grant for their program "Outdoor Art Explorer". Franklin Girl Scouts will take a guided tour through deCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Ma to learn about outdoor art. The group will later develop an outdoor art piece and have it placed in the Franklin Sculpture Park. Congrats   to the Franklin Girl Scouts!"

https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalCouncil/posts/267262658853182

Multiple FCC grants to catch up with: Farmers Market, Cultural District, Empty Bowls, and Girls Scouts

Empty Bowls Silent Auction closes out at 10 PM Monday, June 21

"What's still happening? The Empty Bowls Silent Auction & an opportunity to donate to the Franklin Food Pantry. 

Let's do this Franklin!! "

@FHS_EmptyBowls @FranklinFoodPan @FranklinHS @GreaterBoston

Silent Auction =>  https://sites.google.com/view/emptybowls6/home

Shared from Twitter: -> https://t.co/iY7LxvFMuW

Empty Bowls Silent Auction closes out at 10 PM Monday, June 21

What’s still happening? The EB Silent Auction & an opportunity to donate to the Franklin Food Pantry. Let’s do this Franklin!! @FHS_EmptyBowls @FranklinFoodPan @FranklinHS @GreaterBoston https://t.co/3tOjQiAyUr pic.twitter.com/iY7LxvFMuW

— Brenna M. Johnson (@johnsonb_ms) June 18, 2021

Update: Empty Bowls virtual auction ends -> June 21, 2021 at 10 PM

If you haven't got a bid in for one or more of the fabulous ceramic works of art, please make the time to do so.

"Good news! We are extending the deadline for the Empty Bowls auction until Monday, June 21 !!!!!! Get your bids in and don't miss your chance to own a one of a kind ceramic piece AND help The Pantry! "

Auction web page -> https://sites.google.com/view/emptybowls6/home

Listen to "Inside the Empty Bowls 2021 preparations"

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/fm-561-inside-empty-bowls-2021-060821.html 

All this to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. You can donate directly to the Pantry on the Empty Bowls page or at the Pantry page  https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/ 

Come bid on these one of a kind hand-made items. #emptybowls

Empty Bowls silent/virtual auction ends June 21, 2021 at 10 PM

If you haven't got a bid in for one or more of the fabulous ceramic works of art, please make the time to do so before the auction closes out Thursday, Jun 17 at 10 PM.

"Good news! We are extending the deadline for the Empty Bowls auction until Monday, June 21!!!!!! Get your bids in and don't miss your chance to own a one of a kind ceramic piece AND help The Pantry! "

Auction web page -> https://sites.google.com/view/emptybowls6/home

Listen to "Inside the Empty Bowls 2021 preparations"

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/fm-561-inside-empty-bowls-2021-060821.html 

All this to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. You can donate directly to the Pantry on the Empty Bowls page or at the Pantry page  https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/ 

Come bid on these one of a kind hand-made items. #emptybowls

FM #561 - Inside Empty Bowls 2021 - 06/08/21

FM #561 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 561 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with members of the FHS Empty Bowls Club. Brenna Johnson, FHS ceramics teacher and club advisor. The students introduce themselves: Sydney Brady, Emma Owens, and Lauren Wilson. 

We had our conversation via virtual conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period. We talk about the nature of this event and making bowls for it. We find out that raku is a special clay firing process.

The silent auction website link is included in the show notes. Be sure to register before you start bidding. You can also visit the page to make a donation to the Franklin Food Pantry  Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/cb0066da-0566-4864-af6f-d248fb5696f9

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Empty Bowls page -> https://sites.google.com/view/emptybowls6/home

Food Pantry page-> https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/ 

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Picked up my Empty Bowl and happened to meet Emily and Abby on the way out of FHS. They had collaborated to make it!