Council members in Calgary lend their support to the Food Bank.

City council members will compete for the third time to see who can fill most food hampers for the annual food drive held by the Calgary Food Bank. The details you require, delivered straight to your inbox: Install the CTV News App (new tab will open). Teams compete to fill as many emergency hampers as they can in two 15-minute heats, a task known as the Councillors' Challenge. Promotion The Mayor's Christmas Food Drive is a two-week food drive competition amongst the wards that includes this event. The challenge's victorious team will have an advantage in the food drive. The food drive brought in $546,137 for the food bank last year. Coun. Raj Dhaliwal and Ward 5 were declared the consecutive champions for raising most, being granted the "Golden Lettuce Award" and bragging rights. However, the food bank, which claimed to be having difficulty meeting the sharp rise in demand, emerged as the true victor. Approximately 750 emergency hampers are sent daily by the food bank, according to officials. For the two-week fundraising campaign, each council member has a webpage that details the donation drop-off sites in their ward. On December 10, the food will be picked up. The Calgary Food Bank's website states that they are currently booking three weeks in advance due to the strong demand for assistance. To get a food basket, you need to schedule an appointment. To speak with a volunteer, applicants can contact 403-253-2055 or make an online reservation . Encourages are offered in several languages, such as Tagalog, Mandarin, Farsi, Spanish, Cantonese, and Ukrainian. Personal information such basic income and expenses must be requested by staff, and hampers can only be reserved if they are accessible. Customers are only permitted to get a hamper once every ten days.