On Saturday, the Airdrie Food Bank held its Empty Bowls event.
The family-friendly event included live music, local art, kids’ activities, a silent auction, a free soup lunch, and handmade pottery bowls for sale. All proceeds go to the Airdrie Food Bank to help provide emergency food support for individuals and families in the community.
Christine Arsenault, the marketing communications manager for the Airdrie Food Bank, is thankful for all of those who attended.
"This is more about raising awareness of hunger in our community. It is also just opening up the food bank to our community to see the kind of work that we do."
There were a lot of events over the weekend, so not as busy as some years, but we still were able to have a lot of fun with our community."
This was the second time the food bank was able to host this event since the pandemic.
"We are just always appreciative of our community. When we need help, people are there for us."
The food bank still feeds 700-800 families per week. If you would like to volunteer or donate to the food bank, click HERE.
Arsenault concluded by thanking everybody who made the event possible and the residents who attended.
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