WE'RE BACK ONE LAST TIME!
EVENT DETAILS
What Is The Chocolate Meltdown?
The Chocolate Meltdown is the premier event to support the ALS Hope Foundation. Attendees will enjoy all sorts of incredible chocolate, candy, food and drinks while taking in the beautiful scenery at the Adventure Aquarium’s Currents ballroom and Shark Realm. Think of it as Trick-or-Treating for adults. This year’s event will take place on Friday evening, September 25, 2026.
About ALS Hope Foundation
The ALS Hope Foundation is a regional, independent foundation that has been advocating for people with ALS and their families since 1999. Primarily, we fund clinical research and education at the nationally acclaimed MDA/ALS Center of Hope at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine. This clinic has been providing a multidisciplinary approach to care for people with ALS and their families in the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan
area since 1984. The ALS Hope Foundation is working to ensure that this clinic can continue to offer access to clinical trials of promising therapeutics and maintain its work at the forefront of clinical ALS research.
The ALS Hope Foundation also maintains an excellent team of scientists focused on ALS, operating out of the Dr. Robert Sinnott Research Laboratory at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine. This laboratory relies on its collaborations with other scientists to attack ALS from new and innovative directions.
Together, we keep Hope on the Horizon!
Event Details
DATE: Friday, September 25, 2026
LOCATION: Adventure Aquarium, One Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ 08103
VIP RECEPTION: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
VIP guests will get the opportunity to spend an hour and a half in the main aquarium after hours. VIP exclusives include a champagne bar, butlered hors d'oeuvres, a raw seafood bar, pasta bar, and hands on interaction with live exhibits including a chance to meet one-on-one with a penguin. VIP's will also receive a Chocolate Rose which is a chance to win our 50/50 Raffle.
THE MELTDOWN: 6:30 - 9:30 PM
The main event will take place in the Currents Ballroom and Shark Realm. Guests can walk through the shark tunnel while enjoying an open bar, food, chocolate fountains, and every type of sweet treat imaginable.
There will be a Silent Auction where everyone can bid on incredible trips, experiences, sports tickets and memorabilia, and more.
Attendees and Non-Attendees can buy a Chocolate Rose for $25 for a chance to win our 50/50 Raffle. ( Our last winner walked away with over $3,000!)
TICKET PRICES:
VIP: $350
STANDARD: $175
*Must be 21 and older to attend.
Sponsorship Opportunities
The ALS Chocolate Meltdown Party cannot happen without you! All proceeds from the event will go to support the ALS Hope Foundation based in Philadelphia, PA. Please click below to become a sponsor and help directly support families affected by ALS.
Thank you to our previous sponsors!
THE RETAIL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA
Cooper Electric Supply
Marge O'Donnell
MT Pharma
Raare Solutions, LLC
Lewin/Farber Family
AmSpec
David Brown (VALS)
International Lease Consultants
sneakAwayTravel.com
Jeff Newman
Elite Acura
Hot, Hot, Hot Entertainment
Lafayette Hill Studios
MOD-PAC
Miller Truck Leasing
Lisa & Randy Walker
Pat Quinn's Find Your Smile Foundation
Healthmark
Sheri Resnik
Green Star Exteriors
Cytokinetics
Amylyx
The Jaszcz Family
Adventure Aquarium
Community Surgical
Larissa Ding
Petra Cephis
Ramona & Lexi Gwynn
Previous Vendors
We want to thank our vendors that attend the event to give out their treats as well as those that donate product for our volunteers to give out.
- Skip's Candies - NUT FREE
- Cakes & Candies by Maryellen
- Christopher Chocolates
- Kelly's Kandy & Nuts
- Philadelphia Distilling
- Gertrude Hawk featuring Mark Ave.
- WTSO (Wine 'Til Sold Out)
- Asher's Chocolates
- Poppers Corn
- Just Born / Peanut Chews
- Levante Brewing Company
- Tito's Handmade Vodka
- Crazy Susan's Cookie Company
- Birnn Chocolates of Vermont
- Dutch Valley Foods
- RB's Chocolate Revenge
- Plantation Candies
- Albanese Candy
- Jelly Belly
- Lerro's Candy
- Casani Candy Company
- Tastykake
- Barry Callebaut Chocolate
- Starbucks Coffee
- Jeni's Ice Cream
