Concerned citizens will sample soup and raise money to fight hunger at the 7th annual Empty Bowls in Saint Joseph Wednesday.  Chairman Joe Houts of the Hunger Coalition says 16 local restaurants will donate soup.

Houts and Second Harvest executive director David Davenport say Empty Bowls has raised more than $100,000 for a meal for the hungry every Sunday at the Open Door Food Kitchen.  Tickets to Empty Bowls cost $25 and are available at the door at Wyatt Park Baptist Church.  The event runs from 11:30 to 1 pm Wednesday.