For many years, Merry Moments has helped bring joy, comfort and hope to families during the holiday season. We are deeply grateful for the generosity, compassion and holiday spirit of our community, which has helped make the holidays brighter for so many.

As the Central Okanagan Food Bank continues to grow and evolve, we regularly look for ways to better serve our community while staying true to our purpose. This year, we are introducing a new approach to holiday giving that will allow us to create more merry moments for more families.

Beginning this holiday season, Merry Moments will transition into the COFB Holiday Market.

Through this new partial-choice model, all client households accessing the food bank will have the opportunity to select special holiday food items and seasonal offerings as part of their regular visit. Families can choose festive additions that are meaningful to them, helping make holiday meals and celebrations special while bringing the spirit of the season to more households across our community.

This approach will create a more consistent and inclusive holiday experience for our clients, while extending support to many more households than the traditional sponsorship model allowed.

We recognize that Merry Moments created meaningful opportunities for both sponsors and recipient families to share in the joy of giving and receiving. That spirit of generosity, connection and community remains at the heart of this next chapter.

If you would like to continue supporting Merry Moments and help make a tangible difference for local households this holiday season, we would love to hear from you. Please contact [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming all households to the Holiday Market as part of the choice available through their regular visits. We believe this evolution is a more equitable way to share the warmth, joy and traditions of the holiday season with more families across our community.

The COFB Team