About Our Hybrid Empty Bowls Fundraiser: We will have an Empty Bowls Pop-Up Shop in Festival Marketplace for the entire month of October where we will sell hand-painted bowls by local artists and display our auction gallery. This will give your donation maximum exposure as it will be on display for over a month in a high-traffic setting! 

Online we will re-share some of the great productions of last year on the theme of Stone Soup as well as produce some smaller features showcasing the work of Stratford House of Blessing and our impact in helping our community.  On Friday November 4th we will host our ART & ADVENTURE AUCTION Online!

Empty Bowls is Stratford House of Blessing largest fundraiser and 100% proceeds from this event support the programs of Stratford House of Blessing.  Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and auction donors we raised $23,000 last year at our first ever virtual event!  This year we will again run the event virtually with the goal of raising $30,000.  

Your donation to our Art & Adventure Auction will directlry help us provide emergency support to people in need in our community. 

We provide:

·         Fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable food

·         Diapers, formula, personal hygiene products.

·         Steel-toed shoes for returning to work.

·         Emergency supplies for unique situations (like homelessness)

·         Programs to increase equity for children including Off to School Smiling Kits, Christmas Toys, Welcome to the World Baskets.  

·         Expansion of our services include on-line client scheduling software, more food choices, and food bank home delivery and capacity growth to address the 42% increase in need

Thank you for considering how you can partner with us by supporting this great event through an auction donation!