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In conjunction with the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, River City Food Bank in Midtown is hosting a “Smashing of the Bowls” event to kickoff the activities leading up to the creation of the building’s interior and exterior mosaic murals. Read more...

Empty Bowls 2012: fresh and fun!

Posted on March 7, 2012 In: Blog, News

As always, Empty Bowls was long on creative expression, relaxed atmosphere and focus on community hunger. But this year, one thing was a… Read more...

When River City Food Bank started its Empty Bowls fundraiser nine years ago, Cheryl Chamber, the event’s bowl coordinator, had to scramble a bit to… Read more...

This week, KCRA covered the Bowlathon featuring Christian Brothers students’ work:

“Tyler Smith etched the words ‘enjoy your soup’ into a bowl he hopes will go a long way in helping those less fortunate… Read more...

Students at Christian Brothers High School got up early Wednesday morning to create bowls for a good cause, and News10 was there to capture the fun… Read more...

Empty Bowls: fun with a message March 5 & 6

Posted on January 30, 2012 In: Blog, Events, News

(Click here to go straight to the ticket-purchasing page for Empty Bowls 2012!)

It’s hard to believe, but an estimated 2,000 people will join… Read more...

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Empty Bowls, to be held March 5 and 6, is River City Food Bank’s biggest fundraiser, and… Read more...

It was soup that warmed the stomach and soul.

Hundreds of diners packed the Masonic Temple in downtown Sacramento today for the final serving of Empty Bowls, a two-day fundraiser for the… Read more...

Seriously, I love soup. It’s one of my favorite things to make because it requires minimal fuss and uses up all those pesky leftovers in my fridge. Lentil, barley and ham, three bean, leek and potato, egg drop—really, it’s all so easy that I never order soup when I go out to eat since I find few restaurants can make soup just the way I like it. Read more...

River City Food Bank Souper Event

Posted on March 13, 2010 In: News

After last week’s Empty Bowls event, more people are certainly aware of hunger in our community because so many supporters, volunteers, businesses, students and artists stepped forward to help in River City Food Bank’s efforts… Read more...

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11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday through Friday

Physical Address:
1800 28th Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
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