April 10, 2015
Children and adults to “Come Together” for state’s first-ever multi-generational anti-hunger conference
Hundreds of anti-hunger advocates will gather at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Monday, May 4 as part of the state’s first-ever multi-generational anti-hunger conference. The conference, presented by the Food Bank of Delaware, Brae’s Brown Bags and the Food Research and Action Center, is entitled Coming Together: A Community Response to Hunger to…
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April 8, 2015
Volunteers find rewards in lending a hand to the Food Bank of Delaware
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Here at the Food Bank of Delaware we have a special place in our heart for volunteers. After all, they help us fight hunger in Delaware every single day. Violet Sorden of Milford signed up to volunteer at our Milford site in February. She retired from the state Division of…
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April 1, 2015
Nutritious food can be fun, tasty and easy to fix!
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator An inviting aroma of freshly-cooked food greeted guests who walked into the Milford State Service Center on Friday morning. That’s because Laura McAllister, a WIC food demonstration specialist from the Food Bank of Delaware, set up a portable cooking station in the lobby. Laura’s job is to show mothers who…
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March 30, 2015
Senior Cooking Class with Chef Tim
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator You’re never too old to learn something new, and the dozen Kent County senior citizens who participated in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Senior Cooking Classes on Thursday, March 26 in the afternoon demonstrated that learning can be fun . . . and tasty. The ladies, along with one gentleman,…
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March 27, 2015
Backpacks are a hit at Reily Brown Elementary School
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator More than half the students at W. Reily Brown Elementary School get a backpack full of weekend meals to take home with them each Friday. Dr. Wendy Whitehurst, the school’s assistant principal, said the school on Dover’s south side, has been participating in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program…
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March 18, 2015
J.G. Townsend Jr. & Company donates close to 60,000 pounds of frozen produce to Food Bank of Delaware
Remember Talley’s blog from a few weeks ago announcing a donation of 40,000 pounds of fresh, locally-grown produce from J.G. Towsend Jr. & Company? Well, we are excited to announce that the Georgetown company has donated an additional 19,000-plus pounds to us! This brings their total donation to close to 60,000 pounds of frozen black-eyed peas, green…
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March 11, 2015
Kickin’ it with Calcium at Bancroft Elementary
Who doesn’t want strong bones and muscles? Fourth graders at Bancroft Elementary were certainly excited about the prospect of having strong bones and muscles from consuming more calcium! A group of 12 students participated in Community Nutrition Educator Alyssa Atanacio’s series of Kickin’ it with Calcium classes last month. The three-part interactive class focuses on…
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March 10, 2015
Entries for Coming Together Multimedia Creative Challenge due April 3
The Food Bank of Delaware and Brae’s Brown Bags’ are encouraging Delaware students to use their creativity to help spark community change. Entries for the first-ever Coming Together Multimedia Creative Challenge are due April 3. Delaware students in grades 1-12 are able to submit posters, YouTube videos (students over the age of 13) and essays…
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March 4, 2015
Introducing… the Produce Access Program (part 2)
Did you miss part one? Click here to read it! By Matt Talley, Produce Access Coordinator After my initial visit to J.G. Townsend Jr. & Co., I wasn’t quite sure exactly what the outcome would be for the Food Bank. Speaking with the frozen foods processor was one of my first attempts to cultivate a…
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February 26, 2015
Introducing… The Produce Access Program
By Matt Talley, Produce Access Coordinator “New Castle County straddles I-95 and the Boston-Washington Corridor, which is the most densely populated and urbanized area of the country.” I was explaining our state’s unique geography to Bob Branham, a fellow food banker visiting Delaware from the Twin Cities. “Wilmington and the entire Delaware River Valley are…
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