December 8, 2016
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Donates $25,000 to Food Bank of Delaware
The Food Bank of Delaware has received $25,000 from the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation to address food insecurity in the First State. The donation is part of a program – called Fill Your Tank – that celebrates Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s 60th anniversary by providing $60 million over six years to fight hunger around the globe. The Fill…
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December 7, 2016
Chipman Middle School offers school food pantry services
W.T. Chipman Middle School is home to the newest Harry K Foundation sponsored food pantry; it opened late last week and served its first family yesterday. The school, situated in the heart of Harrington (Lake Forest School District), is home to 960 students in grades 6-8. The pantry itself is located in a small, brick…
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December 6, 2016
Food Bank of Delaware receives $30,000 from Potter Trust
Thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Benjamin Potter Trust Fund, the Food Bank will provide weekend meals through the Backpack Program to at-risk children attending school at Banneker and South Dover Elementary schools. The Backpack Program provides bags full of meals for the weekend and holidays when school is not in session. This funding…
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December 5, 2016
Culinary School Spotlight: Mary Calderoni
Students that attend The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware come from diverse backgrounds. Mary Calderoni is no exception. Mary has spent most of her adult life working in the mental health field. She holds a BFA in Sculpture and Interrelated Media from the Massachusetts College of Art. She later transferred her art…
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December 2, 2016
Thanksgiving For All benefits thousands of Delaware families
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, Chesapeake Utilities, Bank of America First State Orthopedics, Communities in Schools, Palmer Home Foundation, Giant Food, Dover Police Department, DART First State, iHeartRadio and Trinity Transport, coupled with donations from schools, businesses, civic organizations and other local donors, the Food Bank of Delaware was…
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Creating a Bold Future for Delaware
By Patricia Beebe, President and CEO This op-ed originally appeared in The News Journal on November 16, 2016 The Food Bank of Delaware needs your assistance now more than ever to complete our Creating a Bold Future Campaign. Together, we can create a community free from hunger. To do this, however, we must invest in…
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December 1, 2016
Food Bank of Delaware Receives Grant from Red Nose Day to Support Children at Risk of Hunger
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that it will use a $10,989.94 grant received from the Red Nose Day Fund to support children at risk of hunger through its Backpack Program. This latest contribution from Red Nose Day will impact 59 children in need in the First State. These children will receive weekend and holiday…
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November 30, 2016
TD Charitable Foundation surprises Food Bank with $80,000 donation
What a surprise we received last Tuesday – just in time for Thanksgiving! Renee Roberts and Dave Hargadon from the TD Charitable Foundation dropped by the Food Bank with a special gift of $80,000! It’s not every day that a donor drops by with a surprise check for such a significant amount! Patricia Beebe, our…
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November 29, 2016
Culinary School Spotlight: Cleon Stewart
At first, Cleon Stewart applied to The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware as a way out of the Delaware Department of Correction’s Plummer Center. “But I got accepted and just fell in love with it,” he said. Now in week seven of training, Cleon is learning as much as he can under…
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November 21, 2016
Trinity Logistics assures residents will have a great Thanksgiving dinner
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Thanks to a partnership between Trinity Logistics in Seaford, Perdue, and the Food Bank of Delaware, 315 families will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving over a bountiful holiday meal. Trinity Logistics specializes in freight shipping, supply chain technology and logistics services, but during the holiday season their employees and their…
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