Community members stepped up to make the 2020 Empty Bowls event the most successful Empty Bowls fundraiser ever in Cook County, Minnesota. Due to the global pandemic, Empty Bowls Cook County held an online “give together” event in lieu of its annual soup-meal fundraiser in November 2020. Through donations; the sale of over 200 handmade pottery bowls from the Grand... READ MORE >
Empty Bowls 2020 will once again raise critical funds for our community’s hunger needs this November. In lieu of a soup meal get-together, Empty Bowls 2020 will be an online “give together” to raise the $30,000 necessary for Empty Bowls to continue its work in Cook County. All funds raised support the Cook County Food Shelf and other community organizations... READ MORE >
Each year, the Empty Bowls fundraiser event works to raise awareness of the reality of hunger in Cook County. With 12 percent of Cook County residents struggling with food insecurity, Empty Bowls raised critical funds for the Cook County Food Shelf and other community organizations addressing Cook County’s hunger needs year-round. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, Nov.... READ MORE >
All are invited to join the 2018 Women’s March in downtown Grand Marais on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. Participants who want to raise awareness of the systems that threaten women’s equality, health, and human rights should gather in Harbor Park at 1 p.m. Volunteers from the local action group Arrowhead Indivisible will lead participants on a march through... READ MORE >
In the autumn, when many seasonal jobs end and the cost of living rises as furnaces kick on for the long winter ahead, it’s important to remember that 12 percent of Cook County residents struggle with food insecurity. But regardless of season, at some point each month, many of our Cook County neighbors don’t know where their next meal will... READ MORE >
The first Empty Bowls event in Cook County in 2006 featured handmade pottery bowls made by local schoolchildren and potters at the Grand Marais Art Colony. As this annual fundraiser for community hunger programs has grown, the bowl inventory has also grown to include pottery bowl pendants and glass dishes. Now, this year, for the first time and perhaps only... READ MORE >
