Paradise Ridge Youth Organizations Are Invited To  Enjoy Sweet Rewards of the 2024 Paradise Chocolate Fest!

Dedication, vision, chocolate... Mix those together, stir in a lot of community support, and serve up the Paradise Chocolate Fest! Plans are currently underway for the 19th Annual International Award Winning Paradise Chocolate Fest, scheduled for May 11th at Terry Ashe Park on the Skyway in Paradise.  Organizers invite non-profit youth organizations on the Paradise Ridge to enjoy the fun and the “sweet rewards” of the Fest!

“The Paradise Chocolate Fest is dedicated to benefit non-profit organizations which provide educational, enrichment, recreational and leadership opportunities to youth on the Paradise Ridge. This annual celebration raises vital funds and awareness through a series of fun, community supported and environmentally conscious events.”

The Paradise Chocolate Fest offers an exceptional, unprecedented extravagance of chocoliciously delightful and delicious family fun for all. Most importantly, proceeds raised from the Paradise Chocolate Fest provide much needed funds for qualified organizations serving youth in our community.

Since its inception in 2006, the Paradise Chocolate Fest has distributed over $400,000 to organizations that provide vital programs and services to youth on the Paradise Ridge. The Board of Directors of the Paradise Chocolate Fest has developed three (3) opportunities for youth organizations to benefit.

Volunteer Equity Program

Over 250 people in the Paradise community will volunteer for the Fest. Distributable funds will be allocated to qualified youth organizations based on the number of hours contributed by their volunteers. Funds will be multiplied by the calculated hourly rate for the Fest. The hourly rate attributed to each volunteer will be determined by dividing the net Distributable Funds by the total number of qualified volunteer hours. Applications to Volunteer are due April 1, 2024. 

• Download the 2024 Beneficiary Application form
• Download the 2024 Volunteer Application form

Complimentary Booth Space 

Beneficiary Youth organizations are invited to set-up a 10’x10’ booth at the Fest to raise additional funds and awareness benefiting their organization. .

Grant Reserve

A fund allocation taken from Distributable Funds of the Paradise Chocolate Fest to fund specific programs &/or projects of qualified youth beneficiaries. *It is important to note that a limited number of Grants are awarded to youth organizations on the Ridge each year, based upon availability of funds. Grants requests are not automatically awarded.

Please feel free to contact Fest director(s) with any questions or considerations. We look forward to working with your youth organization and your supporters - and sharing this outstanding community event.   Paradise Chocolate Fest Office - 530/342-4896  debbie@chocolatefest.us

Sherry C. Swim: President of the Board

Debbie LaPlant Moseley: Executive Director