YYC Hot Chocolate Fest was started in 2011 by Calgary Meals on Wheels as a way to bring our community together to support local businesses and raise funds for a good cause. Originally just 10 businesses participated to raise $5,000 for Calgary Meals on Wheels. Now in its 14th year, this annual Fest has grown into a beloved city-wide event that sees over 100 businesses take part and raises over $100,000 to combat food-insecurity in Calgary. 

Demand for Calgary Meals on Wheels’ service has gone up by 10%, so this year our goal is to raise 10% more than last year, for a total of $126,500 to help us make and deliver our nutritious, affordable meals to the community members who need them.

Every February, participating cafés, restaurants, and chocolatiers compete for the coveted awards of YYC's Best Hot Chocolate, Best Spirited Hot Chocolate, Cup That Runneth Over (most sold) and, new for 2024, the Most Creative Hot Chocolate. For 29 days, Calgarians can sip varieties of hot cocoas and vote to determine the blend that roasts them all!

How does it work? Try out some of the Hot Chocolates from our list of contestants and then rate the drink online or through our app to help decide who has the best Hot Chocolate in town!

$1 - $3 from every cup sold supports Calgary Meals on Wheels, thereby directly providing nutritious meals to Calgarians.

Calgary Meals on Wheels is proud to present our inaugural Holly Jolly Concert Series, which brings people together over two evenings to enjoy local music and community.

Location: St. Stephen’s Anglican Church (1121-14th Ave SW)

November 23: The St. Stephen’s Choir 7-8PM doors open at 6

November 24: Harp Angel & Friends with Deborah Nyack (harp), James Desautels (violin) & Paulie Vee (Guitar & Vocals) 8-9PM doors open at 7

Qualico Communities is back as matching sponsor for our annual Thanks for Giving campaign. Help us reach our goal of $10,000! Stand against food insecurity.

Give thanks and give to others this Thanksgiving. 🍂 From October 2 to 9, donate online or at the till to provide nutritious food to Calgarians.

In partnership with Calgary Meals on Wheels and 88.9 Shine FM, Time for Turkeys helps local families with food security.

YYC Pizza Fest 2023 is September 15 - October 1

YYC Pizza Fest is an annual event with charity, community, and pizza crusts in mind. Each year, local participating restaurants craft an original recipe in a competition to be lauded Calgary's best pizza.

How does it work?

Choose a pizza from our list of contestants, head over during their business hours to try it, and then rate it to help us decide who will win! Our 2022 award categories include: top rated pizza, most popular pizza, most innovative pizza, and fan favourite crust.

$2- $3 from every pizza sold supports Calgary Meals on Wheels, thereby directly providing nutritious meals to Calgarians.

Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink is a non-profit program under the Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation. This program is designed to help raise new funds for local charities, engage the community in the tournament, and provide matching funds for each charity involved. Calgary Meals on Wheels uses the funds received from this event to fund the Hot Soup program - a program that produced 80,485 meals for students in Calgary in 2022.

• You can donate online or by cheque between March 1 and August 31

• Donations can be made to the Shaw Charity Classic Foundation matching pool or directly to a participating charity

• Donations directed to a participating charity are matched up to 50% using the Foundation matching pool 

• All administrative costs are covered by the tournament, meaning 100% of all donations will go directly to the charity selected.

Calgary has a new food festival and it’s on track to be the coolest one yet! Participating vendors around the city will be putting their best scoops forward in a battle to see who has the ultimate frozen treat in YYC! Additionally, $1-$3 of each treat sold will go to benefit Calgary Meals on Wheels.

For more information as it comes out - follow @yycscoopfest on Instagram and Facebook, and visit our website www.yycscoopfest.com

Every February, participating cafés, restaurants, and chocolatiers compete for the coveted titles of YYC’s Best Hot Chocolate, Best Spirited Hot Chocolate, and special Cup That Runneth Over Award. Calgarians can sip a variety of hot cocoas and determine the blend that roasts them all!

How does it work?

Choose a hot chocolate from our list of contestants, head over during their business hours to try it, and then rate it to help us decide who will be crowned YYC’s Best Hot Chocolate!

 $1 - $3 from every cup sold supports Calgary Meals on Wheels, thereby directly providing nutritious meals to Calgarians.

Early Bird Registration opens on November 7, 2022. Register your business today!

Qualico Communities Calgary (QCC) has partnered with Calgary Meals on Wheels for the “Thanks for Giving” Campaign, running from October 3rd – 11th as a lead up to the Thanksgiving Holiday. This initiative will see QCC match donations during that time up to $5,000. With this support, Meals on Wheels can raise $10,000 quickly and continue to ensure the delivery of nutritious meals to thousands of Calgarians.

Donate today here

Time for Turkeys is coming. Calgary Co-ops will be collecting at the the till to help us get meals to more Calgarians. $5 helps us subsidize a meal for one - which means $20 feeds four people! Do your shopping at Co-op from October 1-10 to participate or click here to donate today

YYC PIZZA WEEK HAS EVOLVED INTO YYC PIZZA FEST!

With a fresh look and new competition categories, the event is bigger than ever!

YYC Pizza Fest 2022 is September 16 - October 2

YYC Pizza Fest is an annual event with charity, community, and pizza crusts in mind. Each year, local participating restaurants craft an original recipe in a competition to be lauded Calgary's best pizza.

How does it work?

Choose a pizza from our list of contestants, head over during their business hours to try it, and then rate it to help us decide who will win! Our 2022 award categories include: top rated pizza, most popular pizza, most innovative pizza, and fan favourite crust.

$2- $3 from every pizza sold supports Calgary Meals on Wheels, thereby directly providing nutritious meals to Calgarians.

Calgary Meals on Wheels is excited to participate in Shaw’s Birdies for Kids presented by Altalink program again in 2022.

From March 1 and August 31 support our Hot Soup Program by giving through Birdies for Kids and your donations will be matched up to 50%!

Shaw Birdies for Kids is a non-profit program run under the Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation. This program is designed to help raise new funds for local charities, engage the community in the tournament, and provide matching funds for each charity involved.

It's BACK! Join Shine FM & AM 700 The Light in partnership with Calgary Co-op for another year of Time for Turkeys, in support of Calgary Meals on Wheels. This event may look a little bit different this year, but Time for Turkeys will still be all about making the Holidays brighter by providing Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for Calgarians that may otherwise go without.

Instead of the donations of turkeys this year, our friends at Calgary Co-op are accepting donations at the till all locations throughout the event!

Not going to make it to a Calgary Coop? That’s okay! We are also accepting “virtual” turkey donations: click here to give!