More than 48,000 meals will be provided to food-insecure Georgians, thanks to the hundreds Thursday who attended the Empty Bowl Lunch benefiting the Georgia Mountain Food Bank. The Empty Bowl Lunch is the food bank’s annual fundraiser designed to address hunger, health and quality of life. This year, the event was held at First Baptist Church Gainesville and included a soup and salad menu, prepared by Master Chef Derin Moore from Performance Food Group in Oakwood, and remarks from Georgia first lady Sandra Deal.