School Food Program Launched by Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

FAIRMONT HOTEL VANCOUVER LAUNCHES ‘MEALS THAT MATTER’ PROGRAM TO SUPPORT LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Hotel to Donate Over 2,000 Dinners to Students Facing Food Insecurity

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver has launched its Elementary School Food program for the 2024/25 year, Meals that Matter, providing local students facing food insecurity with healthy, hearty, and nutritious take-home dinners throughout the school year. 

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, with expertise in hospitality and chef-driven culinary programming, brought the Meals that Matter concept to life in 2021 after a desire to fill a need meal period that was limited through existing after-school programs. After a successful pilot program, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver donated over 1,500 nutritious frozen dinners to Vancouver School Board, which distributed the meals to families within its district. 
 
For the upcoming school year, the hotel pledges to donate more than 2,000 dinners with further donations directed to support in-school nutritional programming. Fairmont Hotel Vancouver invites guests to join the cause by adding an optional $10 donation ($10 = 2 meal donations) when reserving a room directly through the hotel’s website. Meeting and convention groups can also donate to the cause during their program dates by making a donation in any denomination to the hotel’s program through the Vancouver School Board by visiting the link here. 

Each dinner is designed with nutrition and flavour in mind, offering a rotating menu of monthly features that follow the guidance of Canada’s Food Guide and adhering to food safe practices. Each meal delivers a healthy and balanced take-home dinner to further provide children with access to the nourishment they need to learn and thrive. The Vancouver School Board will make a monthly pick-up from the hotel, resulting in the donation of 200 meals per month.