EMPTY BOWLS ONLINE AUCTION

We're just a few weeks away from Empty Bowls. Make sure to grab a ticket soon!

February 19 kicks off our Empty Bowls Online Auction, featuring some amazing items and experiences to bid on from all over the community! (You do NOT need to purchase event tickets to participate in the auction.)

There's a little something for everyone - from golf to restaurant gift cards, from sports tickets to jewelry to wine! We want to take a little space to shout out a few of our donors:

• Carrom Company - board games
• 2 Drunk Birches - Whine & Birch experience
• Crystal Mountain - golf passes
• Muskegon Lumberjacks - game tickets
• Lotus of Ludington - yoga class pack
• TOJ Customer Jewelry - gold/pearl ring
• Laurel Howell - handmade ceramics
• Lake Michigan Carferry - roundtrip tickets
• John & Karen Kosniewski - wine baskets
• Instrumental Music & Sound - gift card
• Phoenix Rising Tattoo Studio - tattoo/piercing gift cards
• Tim Scovill - hand forged art
• University of Michigan - autographed basketball
• Bill Bradley - handmade furniture
• Mary Vree - handmade quilt

And - there's so much more! Click the link to preview the auction, and get ready to bid on your favorites! The auction runs February 19 - March 4. Get a little something for you or a loved one and do a LOT of good for LFC families. 

We are incredibly thankful to have FloraCraft on board as our Empty Bowls "Soup-er Hero" presenting sponsor. We're pleased to share a few words from FloraCraft about the company, and why organizations like LFC are so important:

 A family-owned and Michigan-based company, FloraCraft is the world’s leading manufacturer of foam products for the craft and floral industries. For more than 70 years, we have made it easy for creators everywhere by making great products that are easy to use, providing amazing ideas that are easy to create, and working with wonderful retailers so those products are easy to find. FloraCraft is the industry leader for creators and makers, everywhere. 

At FloraCraft we honor our heritage by providing excellence in products and service to our customers. We Make It: Fun® for our employees and our customers. 

At FloraCraft we believe in giving back to our community by supporting the arts, education, sports and other initiatives such as the Lakeshore Food Club, that make our community a wonderful place to live. 

At FloraCraft we look forward to sponsoring the Empty Bowls fundraiser because it aligns perfectly with our desire to give back to those in the community who face food insecurities daily, no one should have to wonder where their next meal will come from. 

Volunteer Currents

In addition to Rod’s regular shifts he uses his truck to pick up orders from Aldi, Meijer and Walmart when needed and helped bring the huge donation from the Post Office back to the Food Club last spring. Rod has volunteered for all the deep cleaning days, helping to power wash the shelves and racks from the cooler.

The best part of volunteering, Rod says, is working with fellow volunteers and meeting new members all the time.

Rod is a lifelong Ludington resident. He retired from Haworth after working there for 17 years, and prior to that worked at General Electric Telephone for 17 years. He has three brothers (Dave Young is one!) and a sister. Rod also volunteers at his church, Trinity Evangelical.