Our Support

Our Amazing Support

Oxford Empty Bowls brings together and receives support from people all across the greater Oxford and Miami University community, amazing volunteers who donate their time, resources and talent year after year to this beloved community event.
 
 Whether making soup, bread or dessert, volunteering, helping with publicity, making or painting bowls, creating art, or supporting us as a sponsor, the commitment of people just like you has enabled us to raise over $139,000 toward fighting hunger and food insecurity in the Oxford community.  Our volunteers are why are Oxford Empty Bowls continues to be a celebration of art and service that people eagerly anticipate and return to year after year!

Our Volunteers

Would you like to be a part of Oxford Empty Bowls? Each year, volunteers are needed to:

Make Food

We are in need of helpers to make soup, dessert, or bread.

Work at The Event

An extra set of hands can always be used! We would love your help and have plenty of ways you can assist.

Donate Bowls

Handmade, hand-decorated, or even donate back your bowls from previous luncheons.
Contact us if you would like to receive information about Oxford Empty Bowls events and volunteer opportunities.
 Our Bowls

Handmade Bowls

Whether you prefer a handmade pottery bowl or one that's hand-decorated, there's a perfect choice for everyone at Oxford Empty Bowls!

Our handmade bowls come in all shapes and sizes, each one as original and distinctive as the potter who made it! 

Our handmade pottery bowls come to us from:
  • Talawanda High School ceramics students
  • Miami University's Institute for Learning in Retirement students
  • Contributing local potters
  • Our annual Bowl-A-Thon, which welcomes experienced potters to a day of throwing — you bring your skills as a potter, we provide everything else!
If you're a potter who would like to contribute bowls to Oxford Empty Bowls or participate in our Bowl-A-Thon, please contact us.

Hand Decorated Bowls

You don't have to be a potter to contribute a bowl to Oxford Empty Bowls. Through a partnership with "You're Fired," Oxford's uptown pottery studio, now everyone can decorate a bowl to donate to the luncheon!

Community Bowl Painting Days at "You're Fired!"

Ready for some family fun, a girls' night out, or a great time with good friends? "You're Fired!" hosts community bowl painting events for Oxford Empty Bowls throughout the year — no talent required; just come in the spirit of fun and service!
Check the "You're Fired!" calendar for upcoming dates and to register. As they are available, dates are also added to the Oxford Empty Bowls events page.
Bowl Painting Parties
If your group, club, church, office or organization is looking for an opportunity to provide service to our local community, consider hosting a bowl-painting party for Oxford Empty Bowls! For just $14 per bowl, "You're Fired!" will provide a "party to go" — all supplies will be brought to a location of your choosing!
To schedule a party, please contact "You're Fired!" by e-mail at yourefiredoxford@gmail.com or by phone at 513-523-2734.

Wooden Bowls

The beauty of natural wood — oak, maple, cherry, walnut and more — when coupled with the artistry and craftsmanship of the members of the Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild leads to the most gorgeous pieces being created for and donated to Oxford Empty Bowls' annual Silent Auction!
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Let's Thank Our Corporate Sponsors

When you attend Oxford Empty Bowls, you should know that every single penny, every single year, goes directly to our beneficiaries to be used toward alleviating hunger in the Oxford community; every single thing we have and do is donated by our sponsors or provided by volunteers, so there are no expenses to cover or overhead to consider.

Sponsoring Location - The Oxford Community Arts Center.

in 2014 we outgrew our original location and OCAC took on hosting our community event with so much care. We are incredibly grateful for the use of their beautiful facilities and look forward to working with their staff every year.

In Oxford, the OCAC is a hub for artists and art lovers to gather and collaborate. It provides a range of no-cost experiences, like monthly art exhibitions, “Free Movie Friday,” “2nd Friday Celebration of the Arts,” and concerts, workshops, and classes. These experiences broaden horizons, stimulate creativity, and provide a space to realize artistic inspiration.

Find local events and artist information at oxarts.org

When Butler Rural Electric Cooperative customers round up their utility bills, they help fund the Community Connection grant program, which helps support the work of groups and non-profit organizations across Butler, Montgomery, Preble and Hamilton counties.  Oxford Empty Bowls is humbled to have been selected as one of their 2022 spring grant recipients!  With our heartfelt thanks to the BRECC Board of Trustees for their kindness and generosity, our grant of $1,406 will be used to fund our 20th Anniversary Bowl Exchange, bowl painting with long-time art partners Opening Minds through Art (OMA), and our 2022 Bowl-A-Thon. 

Did you know?
Veterans and active duty military eat for free at Oxford Empty Bowls

Thanks to the kind and generous support of Oxford Rotary, Oxford Empty Bowls is privileged to partner with the City of Oxford Parks and Recreation Department, the Talawanda School District, and Miami University in recognizing our veterans as we honor Veterans Day and those who have served us all with selflessness, dignity and honor.
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