Join your fellow community members, businesses, and community organizations at our annual Empty Bowls Project Dinner! Empty Bowls is a signature fundraising event for the UCAN Food Bank. Empty Bowls Project dinner attendees get their choice of a bowl crafted locally to use to taste an array of tasty soups made by some of Douglas County’s top restaurants and chefs. We’ll also be serving up artisan breads and wines to accompany the soup.
Save the Date! Empty Bowls Dinner | Monday October 5, 2026
Join us for an evening of delicious food, local wine, handcrafted bowls, live music, and community, all in support of the UCAN Food Bank. More details and ticket information coming soon!
Become a Sponsor
We offer benefits to those who generously sponsor Empty Bowls. All sponsors receive recognition at the event as well as on UCAN social media/web-site. Learn more about Sponsorship levels and other benefits.
Sponsorship recognition on signs, event flyers, and social media
Special recognition in all press releases
Provides 18,000 meals for families in need.
Bountiful Bowl Sponsor - $3,500
6 tickets to the Empty Bowls event
Special sponsorship recognition at the event
Sponsorship recognition on signs, the website, and social media posts
Provides 10,500 meals to families in need.
Souper Hero - $2,500
4 tickets to Empty Bowls event
Sponsorship recognition at the event, on the website, and social media posts
Provides 7,500 meals to families in need.
Soup-Porter - $1,500
Sponsorship recognition at the event, on the website, and social media posts
Provides 4,500 meals to families in need.
Hunger Helper - $750
Sponsorship recognition at the event, on the website, and social media posts
Provides 2,250 meals to families in need.
How Individuals Can Support Empty Bowls
Paint a Bowl!
Help us create bowls for our Empty Bowls fundraiser! Whether you’re an experienced artist or simply looking for a fun and meaningful way to give back, we invite you to paint a bowl that will become part of our event.
Participants can select a bowl to paint at Over the Hill Ceramics for $10–$18. Thanks to the generosity of Over the Hill Ceramics, the cost of paint and kiln firing is being covered, allowing every completed bowl to be contributed to the UCAN Food Bank’s Empty Bowls Dinner.
If you would like to get together with others to help in this way, stop by Over the Hill Ceramics on 400 SE Lane in Roseburg on the first Thursday starting at 4:30pm, or second Saturday at 11am, each month through September.