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3rd Avenue Marketplace doubles fundraiser money to feed kids at Empty Bowls

by CAROLYN BOSTICK
Staff Writer | May 21, 2026 1:05 AM

POST FALLS — The 3rd Avenue Marketplace raised the bar to increase funding for its Weekend Backpack Program, and the community responded, bringing in more than $17,000 during the Empty Bowls fundraiser April 16, almost doubling the funds raised at last year's event. 

“This year marked the highest-grossing Empty Bowls event we’ve ever had,” Marketplace Executive Director Molli Nixon said.

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