BOWLS OF HOPE

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We hope you’ll join us Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at Ed Smith Stadium for Bowls of Hope – one of the community’s largest and most popular events.

Each year, Bowls of Hope attendees select offerings from dozens of the community’s finest restaurants and caterers as they serve delicious soups, bread, desserts and more.

Guests choose from beautiful, handcrafted bowls – all donated by local potters, artists and students – to keep, while enjoying a modest meal as a reminder of the empty bowls they help to fill.

2026 Chair: Ruth Hochman

For questions or to be added to the waitlist, please contact Jeremy Lisitza at jeremyl@allfaithsfoodbank.org | 941.549.8142

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