3rd Annual Empty Bowls event page, for details & to purchase tickets.

Beacon's Empty Bowls fundraiser is BACK!!! We are so very grateful to all of the AMAZING & FABULOUS folks pitching in to make this year's event our best yet!!

Join us at the Marshall High Studios auditorium for a delicious community meal, including a selection of hearty soups, home-baked bread and yummy desserts!! Gluten-free and vegan/vegetarian options will be available.

Please follow Beacon of Hope’s Facebook page and/or check back here, as we will continue to share more more photos/bios of those contributing- including soups makers, bakers, silent auction items, potters and more!!

A tremendous & heartfelt Thank You! to FedUp Foods for being jumping in feet first to support food security in Madison & surrounding counties!!

From the FedUp Foods website:

People, We believe that good work provides vital nourishment for the human spirit, and prioritize investing in initiatives that promote personal growth, and provide opportunities to enjoy the precious moments of life.

Planet, We believe that prioritizing suppliers, partners and farmers who are mindful in their grow, harvest, and business practices provides vital nourishment for our planet.

Prosperity, We believe that good food is a human right that provides vital nourishment for the human body. We aim to create a more equitable, accessible, and inclusive food system.

Rooster (website & music samples)

Asheville, NC band Rooster is made up of Erin Kinard on drums and Annie Myers on guitar, and was formed by two strangers at a backyard campfire in the summer of 2016. 

The two performed separately for more than 15 years before the 'Rooster Egg' hatched.

"We unlocked a melodic door that feels like home,” Erin says “Singing and harmonizing with Annie feels so natural, and we can't help but do it when we're around each other”.

Pierce Edens (website & music samples)

Pierce Edens is an independent musician and singer-songwriter from Western North Carolina. He is best known for his powerful vocals and haunting, fiery music that captivates listening rooms and excites dance floors in equal measure.

Sitting side-by-side on stage, Pierce and long-time bandmate, Kevin Reese, take their audience on a well- crafted journey. Built song-by-song, the room becomes an experiential fortress filled with Edens’ signature vibrato, an unusually soulful, waverly tenor that conveys each song’s emotional depth. He mingles this with potent, guttural hurls that burst from him in pops and crackles.

HUGE shout out to our newest Empty Bowls event sponsor, First Citizens Bank in Marshall!!

Thank you so much for supporting Beacon of Hope and our work to increase food security for our neighbors!!

Muddie Buddies is a resident-led pottery studio at Givens Estates, where endless possibilities await.

Givens Estates first got involved with Empty Bowls in 2024, when they learned Beacon was seeking bowls for our 2nd annual event.

In 2025, a small group of five dedicated potters, made and donated just over 250 bowls to local events. They have donated bowls, supporting events in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties, focusing on where they can make the greatest impact on communities and groups with food insecurities.

In 2026, they are anticipate donating over 280 bowls to four EB events.

(website)

I'm Emily VanderMey, potter, graphic designer, illustrator. 

My goal as an artist is to make one of a kind functional artwork that you would want to use every day.

Thank you to all the beautiful people who volunteered to be this year’s soupmakers!!

The soups these folks will be making are truly the heart of our community meal!!

We’ll have vegan vegetable, GF chicken stew, chicken tortilla soup, stone soup, carrot ginger soup, chicken & corn chowder, potato soup, and more!

OWL Bakery, known for their naturally leveled breads & their European-inspired pastries, is graciously donating 8-10 loaves of their amazing & fabulous bread for our Empty Bowls event!!

This is OWL’s second year contributing baked goods for our event & we are truly grateful for their continue support!!

High Ridge Bakery is donating 6 loves of their FABULOUS sourdough bread for our Empty Bowls event!!

High Ridge Bakery, a locally-owned bakery located in Mars Hill, prides itself on crafting high-quality, homemade baked goods that capture the essence of local flavors.

Joey’s Bagels, newest location in Mars Hill, has already donated over 230 pounds of bagels for us to share with our pantry neighbors in 2026!!

For those of you who haven’t gotten to indulge in this delicious bagel goodness, Joey’s will be donating 30 bagels for us to serve at our upcoming Empty Bowls event!!

High Top Bread Company is known for their naturally leavened sourdough breads in Black Mountain, NC. They use regional, organic flour and a slow fermentation process for tasty, healthy breads.

High Top will be donating some of their amazing focaccia for Beacon to serve at our upcoming Empty Bowls event.

Three cheers for all of the beautiful people who volunteers to provide delicious baked goods and sweeties!!

We’ll have a veritable cornucopia of decadent desserts for you to choose from to finish off your meal…

Everything from GF banana pudding, vegan brownies, GF/vegan carrot cake, bacon-wrapped dates, GF & regular apple pie, tahini shortbread, GF chocolate pistachio cookies, and loads more!!