In conjunction with World Hunger Day, Mesa Community College (1833 W. Southern Ave.) will host the 13th annual empty bowls lunch on Wednesday.

For $10, people can choose from more than 2,000 bowls. The bowls will be filled with soup and served with bread — a simple lunch by American standards but a feast to many others in the world. Those bowls not selected are intended to serve as a reminder of those in the community who are still hungry.

The afternoon will also include a silent auction featuring bowls designed and signed by local artists.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Paz de Cristo Community Center, a Mesa-based interfaith ministry that serves hot meals daily to those in need. The center feeds more than 200 people each night.
The event takes place 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday in MCC's Navajo Room. Cost: $10. Info:

— by Adrienne Frank, Get Out

Empty bowls lunch
Where: Mesa Community College, Navajo Room, 1833 W. Southern Ave.
When: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
How much: $10
Info: