Gardner Empty Bowls

02/09/2026

Because of ALL of YOU 🫵🏻 we were able to raise a little over 22,500.00, making this our Best Year Ever!!! A big shout out to All the people that contributed to make Empty Bowls 2026 a huge success: Nancy Falkner, Beth O’Neil, Natalee Strack, Morgan Rogers, Nicole George, Diana Meisinger, Melissa Prins, Angie Hayes, and Bri Daily -from Daily Bread Home Bakery. THanks 🙏🏻 to all the Artisans that made and donated the bowls : Danny Meisinger, Alex Macias, Brian Horsch, Anne Eggito and a few anonymous donors. Thank All so much for sharing your time, energy, light, and love for such a wonderful cause. I would like to also thank ALL those who came out to the event, and to those who simply made a donation online, “you are ALL such a blessing!”Twelve years ago our daughter Epiphany Meisinger took this on as a community service project that we asked her to do for homeschooling, and it’s been an incredible ride. THank You The HOPE Market for making it so incredibly easy to donate, and for all your organization does for our community.

02/07/2026

02/06/2026

Brie, from Daily Bread Home Bakery just dropped off her donation of Homemade sourdough bread for the event tomorrow! “ Many hands make light work.”

02/05/2026

For many people facing financial hardship, deciding whether to spend limited resources on food or essential personal care products like toothpaste, tampons, shampoo, and soap is an incredibly difficult dilemma. While food is vital for survival, personal care items are crucial for maintaining hygiene, health, and dignity- especially for women who need menstrual products. However, in situations of extreme poverty, individuals often have to choose between these essentials, risking poor hygiene and health issues or hunger and malnutrition. This heartbreaking trade-off, not only affects physical well-being, but also impact self-esteem and mental health, perpetuating a cycle of shame and social exclusion. Despite an efforts for charities and community or organizations to provide free or affordable hygiene products, the reality remains that many are forced into these impossible choices daily. Addressing this issue requires us as a society to recognize personal hygiene is a fundamental human right and work towards ensuring that no one has to sacrifice their health and dignity due to financial hardship. It’s important to remember when we are donating- The HOPE Market is in need of not only food, but personal hygiene products as well. We hope to see YOU 🫵🏻 at Empty Bowls 2026 on Saturday, February 7th from 10-2:30pm.

02/04/2026

More handmade bowls are coming out of the kiln today- Empty Bowls 2026! Plan to Jon us on Super Bowl Saturday to raise money for our local food pantry - The HOPE Market. For a donation of $30 you will receive a handmade bowl, and a simple meal of homemade soup and bread. 💯% of the proceeds go to The Hope Market.

02/03/2026

Empty Bowls 2026 will be held this Saturday- February 7th from 10-2:30pm. For a donation of $30 you will receive a handmade bowl + a simple meal of homemade soup and bread. All proceeds go to fund The HOPE Market. We also have a matching donor! If you cannot attend the event go to thehomemarket.org, events- tap empty bowls to make your donation. No family in our community should go hungry.

02/03/2026

Good afternoon y’all! Here is a sneak preview of the soups that will be available on Saturday!

01/29/2026

We have a beautiful collection of handmade bowls for our 2026 Empty Bowl event. JOin us in supporting The HOPE Market February 7th from 10-2:30pm - making a difference, one bowl at a time❣️ No family in our community should go hungry.
🫵🏻 PLease help us spread the word by sharing the event.

03/15/2025

A big shout out of THANKS 🙏 to all the people that contributed to make Empty Bowls 2025 a huge success: Kate Bertagnole, Beth O’Neil, Karen Ramsey, Kelly Pesek, Bri Daily -from Daily Bread Home Bakery, Teresa Barb - from Sweet T’s Jamz and Jellies, to all the Artisans that made and donated the bowls, Sara Beane that arranged for the media, and Melissa Prins + The Hope Market volunteers. Thank you so much for sharing your time, energy, light, and love for such a wonderful cause. I would also like to thank 🙏ALL those who came out to the event, and to those who simply made a donation online, “you are all a huge blessing!”Eleven years ago our daughter Epiphany took this on as a community service project that we asked her to do for homeschooling, and it’s been an incredible ride. Thank You 🙏 everyone, for making this our best year ever!!!

Thank you so much to everyone that came to Gardner Empty Bowls this year at Spinning Earth Gallery! We had an amazing turn out and raised $7,939 and we had an anonymous donor donate another $8,000! What a blessing will this be to the community!

02/11/2025

We are giving Y’all one last chance to support our local food pantry. For those of you that were unable to attend the event, or live out of town and would still like to make a donation, GO TO: https://thehopemarket.org/empty-bowls
Or Venmo ThehopemarketKC. We are planning on wrapping this up by Wednesday evening. Help us make a difference! Together, we can fight hunger. Please 🙏 donate today!

02/06/2025

Good Morning! I am unpacking more bowls today, and this batch looks like they have been wood fired in Big Magic.❣️ If a you are unable to come to the Gardner Empty Bowl event on Saturday, please go to: https://thehopemarket.org/empty-bowls, or Venmo ThehopemarketKS and make a donation. 💯 percent of the proceeds will be donated to help support families in need within our community!

02/04/2025

🥣 Join Us for Gardner Empty Bowls 2025, a heartwarming charity soup and bowl event! 🍲

We’ve got a delicious variety of soups ready to fill you up and make a difference:

📅 Date: Saturday, February 8th
⏰ Time: 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
📍 Location: Upstairs at the Dolphin Song- 102 S Elm Street, Gardner Kansas

Your support means the world to us! See you there! 💖