Beginning October 18th, shop ONLINE for locally handcrafted gifts that support the Empty Bowls fundraising event and will delight both givers and receivers! These beautiful, one-of-a-kind artisan bowls and other hand-crafted items will be available only on BiddingOwl.com.
The Empty Bowls Marketplace will feature dozens of bowls painted by Nassau County residents who donated their time and talent, as well as the work of talented professional artists–Michael Fay, Stephen Heywood, Trevor Dunn, Lis Krawiecki, Barbara Koontz, Billie McCray, Julia Newhouse and Robin Bruck-Tanner. New this year, several local celebrities, including Sheriff Bill Leaper, First Coast News anchor Lewis Turner, and Olympic Skateboarder Poe Pinson, will also feature their hand-painted bowls on the marketplace!
“Jane and Jim DuCharme, Chairs of the Empty Bowls event, expressed their pride in the community’s unity, saying, ‘It’s inspiring to see everyone come together to support those who need us most—our Nassau County neighbors. We aim to bring hope through Barnabas Center, and the Empty Bowls event is a powerful way for us to do just that.”
The online site and its selection of gifts result from an army of local artisans and volunteers who spent many hours painting, crafting and glazing bowls this spring and summer. Barnabas Center hosted paint parties from our new, on-site studio, then the bowls traveled to the University of North Florida, where students fired more than 900 bowls for our luncheon event. Many of these bowls will be featured on the online auction.
Launching on October 18th, the Empty Bowls Marketplace https://new.biddingowl.com/2024EMPTYBOWLSAUCTION will allow shoppers to bid on items or buy them outright. The online marketplace will close on December 5. Purchased items will be available for pickup at Barnabas Center on December 11th from 11 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
This year’s 11th annual Barnabas Center Empty Bowls luncheon event will be held on Monday, December 2nd, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. The event will raise funds to help individuals and families in our area who are experiencing hunger. For more information, visit barnabasnassau.org/events/empty-bowls. Parking will be extremely limited and carpooling is strongly encouraged. Parking will be available starting at 10:45 a.m. at Peters Point Beach Front Park, with a complimentary event shuttle service provided by Omni Resorts Amelia Island. The event is close to being sold out, but a waiting list will be maintained.
Event proceeds help Barnabas Center achieve its ongoing mission to provide help and hope to individuals and families in need throughout Nassau County, FL to improve their stability, health, and well-being. For more information, please visit www.barnabasnassau.org/events/empty-bowls.
