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October 20, 2026
Empty Bowls by the Lake returns Saturday, Nov. 7, at Avon Lake High School. A $25 donation gets you soup from more than 25 local restaurants, Panera bread and a handmade pottery bowl to take home. Every dollar goes to local food pantries.
Soup, bread, and a bowl you get to keep, all for $25.
That's the whole pitch. It's also the easiest good deed on your November calendar.
The bowl is the point. You eat out of it, then it goes home with you and sits in your cabinet as a reminder that somebody nearby went without.
All proceeds go to Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio and other local food pantries.
Empty Bowls by the Lake has been helping feed the hungry in Lorain County since 2012. In that time, the community has given more than $198,000 to the local organizations that put food on our neighbors' tables.
Warm soup, a good cause and something handmade to take home. November doesn't get much better than that.
When is Empty Bowls by the Lake 2026?
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where is Empty Bowls by the Lake held?
Avon Lake High School, 175 Avon Belden Road, Avon Lake, Ohio.
How much does Empty Bowls by the Lake cost?
A $25 donation at the door, paid with cash or credit. It includes soup from more than 25 local restaurants, Panera bread and a handmade pottery bowl to keep.
Who does Empty Bowls by the Lake benefit?
All proceeds go to Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio and other local food pantries. Since 2012, the event has raised more than $198,000.
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