Technical College High School-Pickering students Nia Noel and Kaelea Neally serve up soup during the annual PACS Empty Bowls fundraiser. (Barry Taglieber – For MediaNews Group)
PHOENIXVILLE — Hundreds of local residents gathered recently to help families struggling with hunger and food insecurity at the annual Empty Bowls event.
Sponsored by PACS (Phoenixville Area Community Services), the event was held from 5-8 p.m. on April 18 at the Technical College High School – Pickering Campus.
Guests donated $25 to enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread while helping to fight food insecurity in the Phoenixville community. Soups were also available for take-out.
After the meal, diners were able to take home their hand-painted empty bowl as a reminder that each day hundreds of families, including many children, go without a meal. The bowls were decorated by local artists.
While they dined, guests were treated to musical entertainment by Phoenixville Phortissimos and Crescendo Phoenixville.
In conjunction with Empty Bowls, PACS also held a raffle to raise money for its food pantry program.
Chris Caperelli, Madelyn Hiltyand and Lily Von Licht show off three of the colorful bowls about to be filled with soup at the Empty Bowls event. (Barry Taglieber – For MediaNews Group)
Amelia Jenkins and her brother Henry enjoy one of the tasty soups as they dine at the Empty Bowls event. (Barry Taglieber – For MediaNews Group)
Some of the colorful bowls for guests to pick from during the annual Empty Bowls event sponsored by PACS. (Barry Taglieber – For MediaNews Group)
Chef Carisa Hamilton stirs the soup for the guests at the Empty Bowls fundraiser. (Barry Taglieber – For MediaNews Group)
Phoenixville Phortissimos and Crescendo Phoenixville from Barkley School entertain the dinner guests at the Technical College High School-Pickering Campus for Phoenixville PACS annual Empty Bowls event. (Barry Taglieber – For MediaNews Group)
The dining area was crowded for the annual PACS Empty Bowls fundraiser at Technical College High School-Pickering. (Barry Taglieber – For MediaNews Group)
Young musicians from Crescendo Phoenixville provide dinner music for guests at the Empty Bowls event. (Barry Taglieber – For MediaNews Group)
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