Handmade pottery bowls at the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser.
Just before everything came to a grinding halt last spring, Yadkin Christian Ministries was able to hold its largest annual fundraiser called Empty Bowls. The event has sold out for several years in a row and it is a much beloved tradition in the community. Safety concerns amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put organizers in bind, but at last a decision has made that a drive-thru version of the Empty Bowls fundraiser will be held this year in May, said Yadkin Christian Ministries Director Beth Steelman.
The 2021 Yadkin Christian Ministries Empty Bowls event is planned for May 4. This year’s event will take place at the Yadkin County Agriculture building at the Yadkin Center and will include a lunch time pick up and well as an evening pick up time for the meals. While there are changes to way this year’s event will happen, the fundraiser will still include a soup and salad meal as well as a handcrafted pottery bowl.
Tickets are already on sale for the Empty Bowls fundraiser at $25 per ticket. This year’s menu will include Debbie’s Snack Bar vegetable beef soup, Taste of Italy salad with house dressing, gourmet cookies, and bottled water. All foods will be prepared by an inspected kitchen. Lunch will be available from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Dinner will be available 4 p.m. through 6:30 p.m.
Ticket holders will drive through a pick up line outside the building to collect their meal and pottery bowl. Volunteers assisting with tickets and meals will be practicing all health and safety guidelines to ensure the safety of all participants
A silent auction will not be held this year but the event will still include a quilt raffle. A quilt made by Shirley Murphy will be raffled off. Each Empty Bowls ticket will include one entry in the quilt raffle and additional tickets may be purchased for $5 each.
Tickets will be available at the Yadkinville Ministry Center at 117 Woodlyn Dr., Yadkinville. Visit www.y-c-m.org or call 336-677-3080 for more information.