Featured Event
End Summer Hunger 2018
Summer should be a time for children to enjoy playtime with friends, a week at camp, a family vacation, or time at the pool. But for many children, summer can mean hunger, because
NO SCHOOL = NO LUNCH.
Santa Barbara County children receiving free or reduced-priced lunches during the school year may go hungry in the summer. Your donation funds our Picnic in the Park program, which provides over 36,000 free nutritious lunches and enrichment activities for children and their families all around the county.
October
Table of Life 2018
Set at the beautiful Montecito estate of Stephanie and Jim Sokolove, this year’s Table of Life garden party and gala honors two of Santa Barbara’s own heroes, Alison Hardey of Jeanine’s Bakery and Patrick Braid of Village Cheese & Wine, who opened their hearts and businesses to hold the community together after the tragic 1/9 Debris Flow.
Bringing together local chefs, winemakers and foodies, this year’s gala supports disaster preparedness initiatives that will build resilience and ensure we can stay healthy during future emergencies.
Consider sponsoring our 2018 Table of Life event. Through your generosity, we hope to meet our $350,000 goal to support the nutritional health of our community when disasters strike.
JOIN US for the 7th Annual Table of Life Gala on October 6, 2018.
To sponsor Table of Life, contact Matthew Neal.
Santa Maria Empty Bowls 2018
For a $25 ticket donation, Empty Bowls guests choose a beautiful handmade bowl, enjoy a simple meal of soup, bread and water, and take home the bowl as a reminder of the meal’s purpose: to feed the hungry in the Santa Maria community.
Santa Maria Empty Bowls will feature a raffle extravaganza that includes local wines, restaurant and entertainment certificates, jewelry, and much more—something for everyone! Raffle tickets may be purchased with your event ticket or at the door.
Buy your tickets today!
November
Santa Barbara Empty Bowls 2018 — 21st Year!
Join the Foodbank for the 21st ANNUAL Santa Barbara Empty Bowls
Empty Bowls is a community event to end hunger alongside neighbors and friends. Local restaurants donate delicious fresh soup and bread. Guests savor the meal in one-of-a-kind bowls created by local ceramicists, then take the bowls home to treasure as a gift and reminder of hunger in our community. After your lunch, tour the Foodbank next door and learn about ways to get involved.
For a ticket donation of $30, guests choose a beautiful handmade bowl, enjoy a simple meal of soup, bread and water, and take home the bowl as a reminder of the meal’s purpose: to feed the hungry in our community.
Tickets on sale now.