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Empty Bowls 2026: A Community Comes Together

The results are in — and they are extraordinary.

This year's Empty Bowls event was a resounding success: more than 400 tickets sold, over 500 handmade bowls created by students and local potters, more than 50 gallons of soup donated, and over $10,000 raised for hunger relief in our community.

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Thanksgiving Deliveries to First Baptist Church and Shepherd’s Table

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Our First Trader Joe’s Pickup

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Deliveries to Poolesville Partners

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2024 Holiday Drive

We have a BIG goal this year — help feed 4,000 people a holiday meal, provide winter essentials, and give toys to 250 families!

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Supporting Our Western Upper Montgomery County Partners

WUMCO Help, the Poolesville Little Free Pantry, and Buddhist Relief work together in multiple ways to meet the needs of scores of households in the rural region of western upper Montgomery County.

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Connection. Community. Compassion.

Connection. It’s what makes the efforts to end food insecurity in Western Upper Montgomery County succeed - connections with farms, with neighbors, with local businesses, and with each other…

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Supporting Our Poolesville Partners

On Wednesday July 31, Buddhist Relief made its biweekly deliveries to our Poolesville partners.

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Increasing Food Security in Western Montgomery County

When our new refrigerated van took its maiden voyage to our Poolesville partners, the temperature was in the high 90s, but the produce and dairy stayed fresh and cooled in the 40 degree chilled air....

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Making a Difference in Rural Montgomery County

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Supporting Our Local Partners

KPC Buddhist Relief makes bi-weekly deliveries to our Poolesville partners. On this visit, our first stop was the Poolesville Little Free Pantry to deliver a total of 720 lbs of produce, milk, cheese, and non-perishables. Next up: WUMCO Help…

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Ending Food Insecurity In Rural Montgomery County, Maryland

The Poolesville Little Free Pantry serves the community in Poolesville, Maryland and surrounding areas, offering a completely open pantry model which allows visitors to maintain anonymity, lowering the barriers to accessing food assistance.