Hempfield Area collaborates with local schools, businesses to raise money for Westmoreland Food Bank
Hempfield Area High School is hosting an Empty Bowl event on April 6 to raise money for the Westmoreland Food Bank.
Community members will be able to purchase tickets online or in person. Admission comes with food provided by local businesses and a ceramic bowl attendees can take home. The bowls are made by local artists and students at one of several Westmoreland County schools. All proceeds will support the food bank.
Handmade ceramic bowls can be donated to the event until March 24. Local businesses interested in donating food and those who want to sponsor a raffle basket can email emptybowlwestmoreland@gmail.com.
The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. in the cafeteria of Hempfield Area High School, 4345 Route 136 in Hempfield. Admission is $20 and includes a ceramic bowl, soup and bread. A basket raffle, 50/50 drawing and auction will be held.
High school students and local musicians Detention and Brothers Kelly will provide entertainment.
To register or make a donation in advance of the event, visit the Empty Bowl-Westmoreland County Facebook page or this link.
The Westmoreland community has hosted a similar Empty Bowl fundraiser for the county food bank in previous years. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has held its own version of the fundraiser for more than two decades.
Quincey Reese is a TribLive reporter covering the Greensburg and Hempfield areas. She also does reporting for the Penn-Trafford Star. A Penn Township native, she joined the Trib in 2023 after working as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the company for two summers. She can be reached at qreese@triblive.com.
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