Ozarks Food Harvest

Thank you, Stomp the Blues! 🧡💙 We already know you have a heart for the community, and this $2,500 gift for the Weekend Backpack Program extends that compassion to children facing hunger. Thank you for helping us provide weekend meals for kids across southwest Missouri, and thank you for your support during Hungerthon!

Ozarks Food Harvest is grateful to be a recipient of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund Award through partnership with Mid-Missouri Bank. This award will invest $10,000 into our mission to end hunger in southwest Missouri. Thank you to Mid-Missouri Bank for recommending Ozarks Food Harvest for this grant. We value our partnership with you and your heart for investing in the community!

Empty Bowls online ends at 11:59 p.m. tonight, but you can shop from an exclusive collection of bowls at our in-person event tomorrow! 🧡 Here's what you can look forward to:

🥣 On Oct. 1st, 3-7 p.m, stop by Panera 4100 S Campbell Ave to choose from a collection of bowls reserved just for the in-person event.

💪 Watch woodturner Marian Stahl Chamberlain and ceramicist Mari Moore-Mosby compete to see who can make the most bowls LIVE at the event.

🎶 Enjoy some live music with singer-songwriter Dallas Jones from 4-6 p.m.

🥖 When you buy a bowl, you'll get a coupon for free soup and bread from Panera while supplies last.

🧡 Every bowl purchased provides meals for children facing hunger in the Weekend Backpack Program.

Keep checking out our online bowls at bit.ly/emptybowlsonline and we can't wait to see you in person tomorrow!

Another thank you to Empty Bowls sponsor Holmes & Griffeth Financial Planners for making this event possible!

It’s the final week of Hunger Action Month, and we still have ways for you to make a difference! Learn about our Hunger Action Month events at hungeractionmonth.info 🧡

💻 Today through Wednesday, Sept. 30, shop handmade bowls from Empty Bowls online to support the Weekend Backpack Program. Local artists have donated some beautiful bowls this year!

🥣On Thursday, Oct. 1st, 3-7 p.m., stop by Panera on S Campbell Ave in Springfield to shop from an exclusive collection at our Empty Bowls in-person event. There will also be live bowl-making and live music!

✴️ Check out the local businesses offering special promotions and food items to benefit the Weekend Backpack Program.

🗣️ Spread the word with your networks to raise awareness of hunger in southwest Missouri.

Special thank you to Holmes & Griffeth Financial Planners for sponsoring this year's Empty Bowls and to Central Bank of the Ozarks for being our Hunger Action Month presenting sponsor!

It’s week 4 of Hunger Action Month, and we have even more ways for you to help end hunger in southwest Missouri! Find all the details at hungeractionmonth.info.

🥣 Empty Bowls online starts on Sept. 24 and goes through Sept. 30. You can buy one-of-a-kind, handmade bowls to help feed kids through our Weekend Backpack Program. Dozens of local artists have donated their pieces to Empty Bowls this year so your purchases can keep the Weekend Backpack Program going! Take a look: bit.ly/emptybowlsonline

🍕 Get a pizza in Springfield, Ozark and Joplin to support the Weekend Backpack Program. Use code FOODOZ at Papa Johns for 30% off your regular price menu item, and 10% of the discounted price will support the Weekend Backpack Program!

🏦 Give to Hunger Action Month at your local Central Bank branch. Special thanks to Central Bank for being this year’s Hunger Action Month presenting sponsor!

🧡 Check out the local business running special promotions, featured food items, food drives and more to support Hunger Action Month.

🗣️ Spread the word. Share our posts or tell your friends and family about Hunger Action Month to raise awareness!

🔸There are only 3 hours left of the Go Orange Auction online!🔸Now is the time to check your bids or bid on new items to help us feed children in southwest Missouri. Bidding ends at 7 p.m. tonight!

All funds raised from the Go Orange Auction will support our Weekend Backpack Program, which provides weekend meals to children facing hunger across southwest Missouri. This crucial program feeds nearly 1,800 kids every weekend of the school year and is made possible with support from community members like you!

Make your bids at bit.ly/ofh-goa.

If you win an item, you'll be receiving an email by September 22nd with instructions on how and when to pick up your items. If you win an item and don't receive an email, please call us at 417-865-3411.

Why is it called the Go Orange Auction? Orange is the color of Hunger Action Month. You can wear orange to help us raise awareness of hunger in the Ozarks!