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Wilkes University, in partnership with King&#8217;s College, Luzerne County Community College and Wyoming Seminary, will hold its fourth annual Empty Bowls event to benefit local food banks. This year&#8217;s event will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Henry Student Center Ballroom, 84 W. South Street, Wilkes-Barre.Participants donate $15 for soup, bread, a drink and a bowl handmade by local artists. The cost for children 12 and under is $5, but does not include a bowl.Empty Bowls is a nationwide event introduced to Luzerne County by Jean Adams, a ceramics instructor at Wilkes. In preparation for this year&#8217;s event Adams, her students, and other local artists have made over 1,000 bowls.Since its 2012 inception in Wilkes-Barre, the event has raised more than $30,000. Additional bowls will be available for sale the day of the event.Tickets can be purchased in advance at Marquis Art &amp; Frame, 122 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre; Earth &amp; Wears, 68 Main Street, Dallas; or online at www.wilkes.edu/emptybowls. They are also available at the door.

Colleges partner-up to benefit food banks