Channel One Regional Food Bank

10/11/2026

🎨 Every bowl tells a story! 🍲

A huge THANK YOU to the amazing businesses, organizations, and community members who donated bowls to this year's Empty Bowls! Your creativity and generosity help make this event so special! ❤️

✨ Jessica’s PYOP To-Go
✨ Emerald Financial Group-Thrivent
✨ EVEN Hotel Rochester - Mayo Clinic Area
✨ Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN
✨ Rochester Community and Technical College - RCTC
✨ Sunny Slopes Ceramics
✨ Zumbro Valley Woodturners
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✨ Studio
✨ Avelipottery
✨ 125 LIVE

❤️ And to everyone who helped paint, create, or handcraft a bowl, thank you for being part of this event and supporting our neighbors facing food insecurity!

We couldn't do Empty Bowls without you! 🍲

10/07/2026

Today is your last chance to order Empty Bowls! ⏰🥣

Orders close today at 6 p.m., so make sure to get yours in before the deadline.

Each order includes soup and a handcrafted specialty bowl, all while supporting Channel One’s work to address food insecurity in our community.

🔗 Order here: www.helpingfeedpeople.org/empty-bowls

10/06/2026

One of our favorite parts of Empty Bowls? The bowls themselves! 🎨🥣

Every Empty Bowls order comes with a handcrafted take home bowl, making each order unique and giving you something special to take home.

Orders close tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7 at 6 p.m. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s Empty Bowls!

🔗https://www.helpingfeedpeople.org/empty-bowls/place-your-order

10/05/2026

Our Gold Sponsors are helping make this year’s Empty Bowls possible! 🌟

Their generous support helps bring the event to life while supporting Channel One’s work to address food insecurity in our community.

We’re grateful to each of our Gold Sponsors for investing in our mission and standing alongside our neighbors. 🤝

🥣 Blaze Credit Union
🥣 Alerus
🥣 Kwik Trip
🥣 Custom Alarm
🥣 Continuum Financial Group

Only 3 days left to order your soup, don’t miss out! 🥣
🔗https://www.helpingfeedpeople.org/empty-bowls/

10/04/2026

Thank you to KTTC TV for helping spread the word about Empty Bowls! 🥣

Check out their story and learn more about this year’s event, all in support of our neighbors facing food insecurity. ❤️

Read more below!

Channel One Regional Food Bank is looking to fill empty bowls from around the region through a combination of art and soup. Find out how you can get an Empty Bowl to Go!

Click in Comments for Story!

10/03/2026

Soup season is here, and there are only a few days left to get your Empty Bowls order in! 🥣

This year’s soups are coming from some incredible local restaurants:

🍲 Bleu Duck Kitchen — Lobster Bisque
🍲 Canadian Honker — Vegetable Beef
🍲 Chester's Kitchen and Bar — Tomato Basil
🍲 Five West Kitchen + Bar — Smoked Gouda Chicken Wild Rice
🍲 The Hubbell House — Brisket Chili
🍲 Pinnacle Catering — Mushroom Kale
🍲 ThaiPop — Tom Kha Chicken
🍲 's Ristorante & W**e Bar — Chicken Enchilada

Don’t miss your chance to enjoy some delicious soup while supporting Channel One Regional Food Bank and our work addressing food insecurity in our community.

Order your Empty Bowls soup before time runs out! ❤️
🔗https://www.helpingfeedpeople.org/empty-bowls/

10/02/2026

The countdown is on — only 5 days left to order! 🥣⏰

Don’t miss your chance to take part in Empty Bowls and support Channel One Food Shelf as we work to help neighbors experiencing food insecurity in our community. ❤️

A huge thank you to our Diamond and Platinum Sponsors for helping make Empty Bowls possible! 🙌

🥣 Think Mutual Bank
🥣 Post Consumer Brands
🥣 Rochester Athletic Club
🥣 Knutson Construction
🥣 Mayo Clinic
🥣 Luther Park Place Motor Cars

🔗Order today at HelpingFeedPeople.org/Empty-Bowls

10/02/2026

🥣 A huge thank you to our Empty Bowls Gold Sponsors! 💛

Blaze Credit Union
Alerus
Kwik Trip
Custom Alarm
Continuum Financial Group

Your support helps make this event possible and strengthens our work to address food insecurity throughout our community. We’re so grateful to have you alongside us in making a difference.

🍲 Don’t forget to pre-order your Empty Bowls soup:
👉 HelpingFeedPeople.org/Empty-Bowls

09/29/2026

A big thank you to our Platinum Sponsors! 🥣

Knutson Construction
Rochester Athletic Club
Luther Park Place Motor Cars

We’re so grateful for your generous support and commitment to helping fight food insecurity in our community!

🎉 Don’t forget to pre-order your Empty Bowls soup today:
👉 HelpingFeedPeople.org/Empty-Bowls

09/25/2026

🥣💛 The countdown to Empty Bowls is on!

A huge thank you to our Presenting Partner, Think Mutual Bank, for continuing to support Empty Bowls and our work to help feed people in our community. We’re so grateful to have partners who believe in bringing people together for a great cause. 🙌

🎟️ Pre-order your bowl today and join us for Empty Bowls! 🥣✨
🔗www.helpingfeedpeople.org/empty-bowls