2025 Clear Fork Empty Bowls is a soup luncheon/fundraiser designed to help combat hunger in our Bellville and Butler communities. If you are into good eats, good company, and helping your community, then this event is for you! The meal is simple but delicious – soup, bread and a dessert, all donated by local restaurants and volunteers. Guests may also take home a beautifully handpainted bowl as an unspoken reminder of the empty bowls that have yet to be filled throughout our community. Funds raised through this event will benefit the Bellville Neighborhood Outreach Center (BNOC), whose food pantry serves neighbors in Bellville, Butler, and throughout the Clear Fork Valley.

• Sunday, November 9, 2025

• 11:30am – 1:30pm

• Clear Fork High School Cafeteria

• Donations for the meal are accepted at the door; $15 or more may choose a one-of-a-kind bowl to take home.

A delicious meal is provided by local restaurants, businesses and volunteers.

Adults and children throughout the Clear Fork Valley painted/glazed the one-of-a-kind bowls as a service project, including many school and church groups, youth sports teams and clubs, as well as groups of friends and family members. Professionally kiln-fired in the Mansfield Art Center’s state-of-the-art Education Wing, these treasures are available for guests to take home from the luncheon.

2025 Clear Fork Empty Bowls would not be successful without the support of local restaurants, community members and generous sponsors. Soup and bread donors include Black Dog Tavern, Der Dutchman, Fast Eddie’s Pizza, Pancho’s Tacos, River Rock, V&M Restaurant, Whiffletree, and Wishmaker House. Sponsors are Elite Insurance Agency, Gorman-Rupp Industries, Terra Valley Excavating, Weekley Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Appleseed Valley/Clear Fork Veterinary Hospital, Adam Brokaw Construction, Beachy Family Chiropractic, Kip Wise Builders, Hill & Rooks Wealth Management, Haring Realtor Cassie Swisher, Global Energy Partners, Mechanics Bank, Peter’s Plumbing & Repair, Snyder Funeral Homes, Valley Accounting, Elzy Milling & Trade, Attorney Nicole Feilon, Fred’s Service & Repair, Rustik Market, Smith Hardware, Wade Gardens, Wilson Family Realty, Mansfield Art Center, and Mayco Colors.

Event proceeds will benefit the Bellville Neighborhood Outreach Center (BNOC), whose mission is to support and enrich the lives of Clear Fork Valley residents by developing and operating a community service center. The organization houses a Food Pantry, a Clothesline, and a Community Room, providing those in need with some of life’s essential items including food and clothing.