Take out your red marker and cross off Thursday, September 20th; you’ve got plans. Beers and Bands is back for another year, but you can expect new food, music, and prizes. With performances by Simon Hoskyn and Josh Sahunta, this event is music to your ears! Tickets are only $40 and will directly help your homebound neighbours in need. Held at the Yellowhead Brewery (10229 105 St.), there will be live music, brewery tours, and much more. Travelling soon? One roundtrip flight for two guests, to any regularly scheduled WestJet...

  Up until a few months ago, Thomas struggled to get groceries. He’s homebound due to health issues, and has no family in town. Thomas relied on busy neighbours to go to the corner store, and pick up a few items for him when they could. This meant a lot of snacks and high sodium meals ended up in his kitchen. The unhealthy diet made Thomas’s health issues worse. Sometimes he had no food to eat. But today his fridge and cupboards are full of healthy items he enjoys, and...

  This Featured Volunteer has a packed schedule. One thing that takes priority? Volunteering her time with our Store-to-Door grocery delivery program. Lynn was looking to give back to her community and after seeing a segment on Global News, decided that Edmonton Meals on Wheels was the right fit for her. Being out of Edmonton for work a large amount of the time, she knew that she needed something flexible, with evening hours. Being a Store-to-Door volunteer checked all of the boxes. Being able to see clients and the difference...

Join us in welcoming our Store-to-Door Program Coordinator, Susan! Susan comes to Edmonton Meals on Wheels with a large community background. From the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver to Skate Canada Alberta, Susan has worked and volunteered with some great community initiatives. She even had a taste of Meals on Wheels back in the 1990’s. Her career has since brought her full circle and we are lucky to have her back! Here, she will be training volunteers and pairing them with Store-to-Door clients that are just the right fit....

  When this Featured Volunteer retired, he was looking for a way to give back to his community. Little did he know, he’d be getting back so much more. Cal started volunteering with Edmonton Meals on Wheels nine years ago and has enjoyed it since his very first shift. “The ‘thanks’ from my clients on my first few routes were very satisfying”, he says. Cal became a Meal Delivery Driver on recommendation from his friends.  He’s continued for many reasons, one of them being how much he can help. “I...

Do you have extra produce growing in your garden? Edmonton Meals on Wheels is looking for fresh food donations to be used in our healthy, tasty meals! Growing an extra row in your garden is a fun and easy way to give back this summer to those who need it most. And it’s easy! You grow extra produce of any kind and any amount and drop it off at our office, then we take it and work it into our menu to add extra taste and freshness to different meals...

  It’s summertime and the living is easy. Maybe you’ve found yourself with a little time on your hands. Perhaps you’re wanting to give back to those within this amazing city. How about helping your homebound neighbours by supporting Edmonton Meals on Wheels? From artisan ice pop trucks to exploring the city by delivering meals, there are so many ways that you can give back this summer!   Grow an Extra Row in Your Garden Exercise that green thumb and plant some extra rows of produce! At Edmonton Meals on...

    This Featured Volunteer is a jack of all trades in our busy kitchen! Lena has been a loyal donor and volunteer with Edmonton Meals on Wheels since October of 1999. She was working at Virginia Park Apartments and saw a volunteer delivering meals within the building; she immediately thought to herself that this would be a great place for her to volunteer and give back.  What does she enjoy most about volunteering in the Edmonton Meals on Wheels kitchen? “I get to meet a lot of people. It...

Change. It moves us forward and makes way for bigger and better things. That is why Edmonton Meals on Wheels is happy to announce that we are making the change from hot to chilled meals, with our new Chef’s Choice Daily Meals. Don’t fret! We will still be serving our same healthy meals, but, if you can believe it, they will be even tastier. This exciting change will also allow us to service a significantly larger number of people in need. How will our Chef’s Choice Daily Meals improve in...

  Prep, deliver, change lives, repeat. At Edmonton Meals on Wheels, our volunteers deliver so much more than a meal. From isolation breaking visits, to preparing diet conscious meals, our services feed both the body and soul. Every day our kitchen is filled with friendly volunteers who are buzzing around and preparing healthy meals for those in need. From there, our amazing Meal Delivery Drivers hit the road to visit those in need within our city. It is because of the healthy meals being produced and the friendly visits from...