Corbeille de Pain holds empty bowls fundraiser highlighting need for help in West Island
Non-profit Corbeille de Pain held its empty bowls fundraising event in Pointe-Claire Saturday highlighting the need for help in the West Island.
Whether it's for the soup, bowls or to help a good cause, crowds were drawn to the annual fundraising event.
At $25 a pop, "empty bowls" is the organization's most important campaign of the year.
Watch the video above for the full report by CTV Montreal's Laurence Brisson Dubreuil.
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