The community came out for a meal of bread and soup for a good cause on Wednesday, as Lompoc’s Empty Bowls Fundraiser returned in-person for the first time since 2019. The fundraiser supports the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. “It’s nice to be able to be back in-person and support this great cause,” Patti Coggin, […]
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Event serves hundreds of supporters and raises about $60,000 for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County The empty bowls were filled again Wednesday after a two-year hiatus in Lompoc. The 17th Lompoc Empty Bowls, a Foodbank of Santa Barbara County fundraiser, had been planned for late March 2020, but it was canceled days beforehand because of the COVID-19 lockdown. The […]
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LOMPOC, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Foodbank hosted its 17th Lompoc Empty Bowls Community Fundraiser on Wednesday after a two-year hiatus. The fundraiser was held at the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center in Lompoc. People were served soup in over 400 colorful handmade bowls that participants were able to take home. Santa Barbara […]
After a two-year hiatus, the Lompoc Empty Bowls fundraiser will be back in person on Wednesday, July 27. The fundraiser supports the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. […]
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The 18th annual Lompoc Empty Bowls fundraiser is slated to make a grand return to the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center on Wednesday, July 27, marking the comeback of an indoor gathering for the event since before the pandemic. The community event serves as the primary fundraiser each year for the Lompoc-area programs offered by the Foodbank of […]
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The 17th annual Lompoc Empty Bowls is here! This special tradition in the community of Lompoc is back, live and in person! Get your tickets now to secure your 11:30am or 12:30pm seating on Wednesday, July 27 at the Dick DeWees Community & Senior Center. […]
It’s estimated that between 10 and 15 million people experience food insecurity in America, with about 6 million of those being children. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has lists in English and Spanish for food sites in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Isla Vista, Santa Maria, Carpinteria, Lompoc, Solvang, Buellton, and Guadalupe. […]
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Of all the cities struggling with hunger, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County says Lompoc has been hit the hardest this year. “Lompoc is definitely the community in Santa Barbara County Where the economic struggle is felt in the most dense way,” said senior communications manager Judith Smith-Meyer of the […]
The Empy Bowls Fundraiser hosted by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County in Lompoc will take place on July 27, 2022 at 11 A.M. […]
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Two semi-trucks filled with non-perishable food items made drop-offs at several Santa Maria non-profits on Tuesday. […]
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