Jimmy Fallon and Pittsburgh Pirates show their support of Empty Bowls

A few of the celebrity-signed bowls
from the 2012 Empty Bowls

The annual Empty Bowls dinner is a community meal of soup and bread to help raise funds to stop hunger in the region. This marks the 19th year that Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest will co-host this singular event to fight hunger in the region.

Each year, local and national celebrities participate in this event by donating autographed ceramic bowls for the silent auction.

This year’s preliminary roster of celebrity-signed bowls include:

Pittsburgh Pirates

• Justin Wilson (pitcher)
• Jeff Locke (pitcher)
• Gabby Sanchez (outfielder)
• Euclides Rojas (bullpen coach)
• Jim Leyland (former coach)
• 1 bowl with all signatures

Pittsburgh Penguins

• Robert Bartusso
• Bo Bennett
• Paul Martin
• Matt Niskanen

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Brett Keisel
• Heath Miller
• Maurkice Pouncey
• Andy Russell

Other celebrities

• Tony Dungee (Former Colts Coach/ NBC Sunday Night Football)
• Martin Sheen
• Jimmy Fallon (The Tonight Show)
• Brian Williams (NBC Nightly News Anchor)
• The Today Show cast
• More to come!