Through the commitment and services of community volunteers, artists and restaurants, and the sale of handcrafted ceramic bowls, soups and breads, the Milwaukee Empty Bowls annual fund-raising event is dedicated to supporting local food and hunger programs.

Murray Hill Pottery Works has been an active participant in the Milwaukee Empty Bowls fundraiser since 1999.  Over the past nine years, we have made almost 5,000 bowls for the event —

25% of all the bowls donated!

In January, Murray Hill Pottery Works begins hoarding clay scraps, leftovers, and orphaned greenware to recycle into new clay.  In the spring, the Murray Hill Gang — artists, potters, and community volunteers — gather together for a one day Bowl-a-thon.  The 2009 Bowl-a-thon produced the most bowls ever —

850 bowls!!

“From its humble beginnings as a meal for the staff of one high school, Empty Bowls has spread across the United States and beyond and has raised tens of millions of dollars for anti-hunger organizations.”

The Milwaukee Empty Bowls is the largest public Empty Bowls Event in the United States! The 2009 Milwaukee Empty Bowls will be held on October 10 at MATC South Campus (Howell and College Ave.).

For more information on Empty Bowls Milwaukee, please visit http://www.milwaukeeemptybowls.org/

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Fired Up: Art, community and business are one at Murray Hill Pottery