“Empty Bowls” is an international project to fight hunger, personalize on a community level. The concept for “Empty Bowls” is simple. Participating artists create and donate ceramic bowls, then serve a simple meal. Guests choose a bowl to use that day and to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. In exchange for the meal, and the bowl, guests give a suggested minimum donation. The meal's proceeds are given to local hunger-fighting organizations, such as food banks or soup kitchens, or to national or international charitable groups.