Helping the hungry brings synagogue and church together to fill empty bowls

Scores of volunteers from Congregation Dorshei Emet and the Unitarian Church of Montreal are coming together to fight hunger in Montreal, during an Empty Bowls Fundraiser, on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 26.



The event is called Empty Bowls – a fundraising concept that brings people together to share a simple, nourishing meal served in a hand-crafted bowl that is yours to keep — as a reminder of the empty bowls on many Montreal tables.

Empty Bowls depends entirely on the generosity of donors, sponsors and volunteers. As a result, 100% of proceeds are directed to the beneficiaries, all of them involved in providing meals and groceries for our less fortunate neighbours. More than 100 potters from Quebec have responded to the call donating hundreds of remarkable bowls.

Since their first Empty Bowls in 2001, the combined Empty Bowls efforts of Congregation Dorshei Emet and the Unitarian Church of Montreal have raised over $50,000 for Montreal’s needy.

Tickets are $20 (includes, soup, bread, fruit and bowl to keep), $5 for lunch only, children age 5 and under eat free. Tickets on sale at the door.

Unitarian Church of Montreal - Saturday, April 18, 11 am – 2 pm

5035 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, corner Claremont (metro Vendôme), NDG

Live music by Jean Séguin Quartet

Congregation Dorshei Emet - Sunday, April 26, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (18 Cleve Road, Hampstead)

Klezmer music by Marc Simons, clarinet, and Sergiu Popa, accordion

Dorshei Emet Hanukkah Food Basket Fund • NDG Food Depot

Generations Foundation • Multi-Caf • Santropol Roulant

The Patricia Mackenzie Pavillion of the Old Brewery Mission •

For more information: info@emptybowlsmontreal.org

Please visit www.emptybowlsmontreal.org