Empty Bowls Fundraiser

Empty Bowls Fundraiser to Benefit the Cooperstown Food Pantry

Cooperstown, NY –  The Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Cooperstown Food Pantry will be held on Saturday, November 15 from 12 pm to 2 pm at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 69 Fair Street, in Cooperstown. For a $20 donation at the door, participants receive a hand-thrown bowl of their choice, and a soup and bread lunch.

“Empty Bowls has been a community fundraiser for years,” said Will Kleffner. “People get to keep the empty bowl as a reminder of hunger in Otsego County, but with the news about SNAP cuts, HEAP cuts, and the government shutdown, it is clear that food insecurity is top of mind.”

He said that since the federal government stopped SNAP payments on November 1, visits to the Food Pantry, which serves all of Otsego County, have doubled. He said that the Empty Bowls event is sponsored by The Smithy, Leatherstocking Credit Union, and Altonview Architects PC.

Support the Food Pantry’s Work

To support the work of the Food Pantry, people also can donate via PayPal on the website, cooperstownfoodpantry.org, or mail a check to the Cooperstown Food Pantry at 25 Church Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. The Food Pantry, now in its 47h year, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Pantry also could use more volunteers to handle the increased demand for its services, call 607/547-8902 for more information.

The Cooperstown Food Pantry is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 am to 4 pm, Thursdays from 1 pm to 5 pm, and Saturdays from 10 am to noon.

People in need of food assistance should call the Pantry at 607/547-8902 to place an order and arrange a time to pick up.

For more information and updates, see cooperstownfoodpantry.org and the Food Pantry’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/CooperstownFoodPantry.