It feels good to give back to our community and it was an honor to photograph Empty Bowls at Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park.
Since 2002, approximately 1,000 neighbors join together for a simple meal of soup and bread provided by local businesses for lunch or dinner. Sponsored by the St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP), the purpose of the event is to build awareness of food insecurity and participants receive a handmade pottery bowl to take home as a reminder of empty bowls in our community.
Each year, STEP serves approximately four thousand St. Louis Park residents with nutritional support, clothing, transportation, and emergency rental assistance. STEP has been empowering lives and restoring hope in the city for forty years. All free-will donations from Empty bowl went to STEP programs.
