April 20, 2023
Volunteer Spotlight: Lanier’s Team
Most days, you can find Food Bank of Delaware Driver, Lanier Williams, out in the community running a mobile pantry. For Lanier, serving the community is a labor of love, but he knows it’s not possible without volunteers who care. Al and Dawn Mapp (and sometimes their son, Kendall), Walden and Paul travel to most…
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April 5, 2023
Volunteer Spotlight: Rena Geckle
As a farmer’s daughter from the mid-west, volunteering on the Food Bank of Delaware’s five-acre farm comes naturally for Rena Geckle. Her father was a grain and livestock farmer in Southern Indiana, and she feels most at peace while spending time outdoors on the farm. The five-acre Food Bank Farm in Newark consists of a…
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February 15, 2023
302 Food Rescue Crew Spotlight: Michelle
Michelle is super enthusiastic about volunteering for the 302 Food Rescue; she’s even recruited a neighbor to sign on. This Newark retiree and part-time personal assistant completed four rescues in December. That means she moved 464 pounds of perishable food from being tossed out to an agency that distributes to people who will use it….
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February 15, 2023
302 Food Rescue Crew Spotlight: Meg
While reading a Sunday newspaper, a short article about a volunteer opportunity caught Meg’s eyes. And she responded to it simply by downloading an app to her phone. Now Meg’s a food rescuer. The 302 Food Rescue is relatively new; it’s a collaboration between the Food Bank of Delaware and the American Heart Association and…
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February 15, 2023
302 Food Rescue Crew Spotlight: Joe
Like many of our volunteers, Joe is retired. “When I retired last year, it was my goal to volunteer,” said this Bear-area resident. Through a volunteer stint at a Food Bank of Delaware mobile pantry held at Dover Downs, he learned about the 302 Food Rescue when our President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky spoke to…
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