November 18, 2016
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation donates $26,500 and 1,000 meals towards Food Bank of Delaware “Thanksgiving for All” food distribution
Thanks to a $26,500 donation from Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (“Chesapeake”) and the generosity of its employee volunteers who helped distribute 1,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes, more Delaware families will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner this year. Over the past five years, Chesapeake has donated $122,000 to ensure that Kent and Sussex County residents have access…
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Winter Wonderfest Light Spectacular to benefit local nonprofits, including Food Bank of Delaware
Make plans to attend the inaugural Winter Wonderfest in Lewes. The festival officially opens today and runs through Jan. 1. Use code FOODBANK when purchasing Light Spectacular tickets and a portion of each ticket will support the Food Bank! This offer is good all season-long! The festival promises to boost holiday spirits while helping local…
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November 17, 2016
DART Stuff the Bus and Turkey Round Up a big success, thanks to generous Delawareans
What is synonymous with Thanksgiving dinner? Turkey and all of the fixings of course! That’s for many of us, but for the 117,970 food-insecure Delawareans, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner is simply not in the budget. Thanks to the generosity of thousands of Delawareans, our state’s most vulnerable families will be able gather around next Thursday’s…
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November 15, 2016
Blue Hen Treats donates $500 in honor of fallen Wilmington firefighter
Blue Hen Treats is a local organization run by high school students. They sell dehydrated and baked goods that they prepare in the commercial kitchen of the Belvedere Fire Hall. The students are all volunteers and donate their proceeds back to Delaware nonprofit organizations that are making an impact on the community. Yesterday, five students…
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November 14, 2016
Culinary School heats up long-time passion for cooking
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Nelson Porto’s passion is cooking, and it has been for at least a few of decades. But this former IT professional was reluctant to combine business with pleasure, if you will. For nearly as many years, he worked in the technology field and kept the food preparation at home. “I…
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November 9, 2016
Culinary School Spotlight: Shawn Cowan
Cooking may have just saved Shawn Cowan’s life. Housed at a level four correctional facility in Wilmington, Shawn Cowan saw a flyer for The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware. He didn’t pay much attention to it at first until a fellow inmate went through the training program. The two talked, and when…
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November 8, 2016
Helping the Food Bank helps your neighbors . . . not just at holiday time
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator During the holiday season, people frequently ask us at the Food Bank of Delaware, “How can I help?” There’s more than one answer to that question, and we welcome your interest and your help. How would you like to help? Some people (or organizations) prefer to donate money, while others…
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November 7, 2016
Food Lion and NFL Player Make Impact Against Hunger in Delaware
By Benny Smith, Food Lion Deborah Ali is a Wilmington, Del., grandmother who is willing to do anything to help her family. On Monday, that meant standing in line at her local Food Lion on Governor Prinz Boulevard in Delaware for three hours to get a free bag of Food Lion branded items, fresh collard…
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Partner Spotlight: Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
By Kim Turner, Communications Director Twenty-seven children ranging in grades K-5 gather at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Claymont every Monday-Thursday for after-school enrichment through the EDGE Ministries program. EDgemoor Gardens Empowerment (EDGE) Ministries is an outreach ministry to the church’s neighbors in the Edgemoor Gardens community of North Wilmington; serving to inspire,…
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November 4, 2016
Delaware McDonald’s® Operator Association’s McCafé® Coffee with a Cause Program Partners with the Food Bank of Delaware
The Delaware McDonald’s® Operator Association continues its McCafe® Coffee with a Cause program in November by partnering with the Food Bank of Delaware. Every Monday, participating McDonald’s restaurants throughout New Castle and Kent County Delaware donate 50 percent of net McCafé coffee sales to a charitable organization in an effort to make a positive impact…
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