The second annual Cherry Creek Schools "Empty Bowls" fund raiser benefiting the Food Bank of the Rockies will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tues., Dec. 4 in the West Cafeteria at Cherry Creek High School, located at 9300 E. Union Ave. in Greenwood Village. Each dollar raised will provide four meals for people in our area who might otherwise go hungry.

The "Empty Bowls" event features bowls made by staff and students at Cherry Creek High School, Cherokee Trail High School, West Middle School, Campus Middle School, Belleview Elementary and Homestead Elementary.The bowls are reminder of the empty bowls and hunger that exists here in Colorado and around the world.

The bowls will be sold for $10 and up and each purchase will include tasty soup donated by Spicy Pickle and McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant DTC. Bread will be donated by Panera Bread.

Last year, hundreds of people attended the first annual "Empty Bowls" fundraiser, donating more than $6,000, which helped Food Bank of the Rockies provide 27,000 meals to people in need.