(Media release from the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism):
The Georgia’s Rome Welcome Center and Gift Shop is now selling tickets for the 20th Annual Empty Bowls to be held Monday, November 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rome Civic Center.
Attendees will receive a meal that includes a choice of soups, salad, bread, and cookies along with a unique, handmade bowl crafted by a potter. Several local restaurants have joined in to donate all the food. Attendees can opt to dine-in or pick-up through the drive-thru.
Tickets are $25 in advance (cash or check only) and are available at the Georgia’s Rome Welcome Center and Gift Shop located beside the Civic Center (across from Applebee’s) at 402 Civic Center Drive. A limited number of tickets are available; the welcome center is not able to hold tickets.
100% of the funds raised from Empty Bowls benefit local nonprofits to provide food to locals in need. Participants are encouraged to bring canned goods to be entered to win a door prize at the event.
Empty Bowls of Rome was started in 2003 by the late Tesa DuPre. Tesa was a quiet, generous giver who once said her proudest accomplishment was bringing Empty Bowls to Rome, Georgia. The event brings together a commitment to help others, love for pottery, and what Tesa described as a ‘down home’ community who comes together to support a good cause.
For event questions, call 706-295-5576.
