25th annual Empty Bowl to raise money to help hungry locally | Local News
With food insecurity and inflation rising across the country, one Cape Ann nonprofit is holding its annual event to raise money to address this issue in our backyards.
Now in its 25th year, The Open Door’s Empty Bowl fundraiser will be this Thursday, May 1, from 4-7 p.m. at Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square. The theme is “Enchanted Forest.”
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