Culinary School Spotlight: Shawn Cowan
November 9, 2016 7:11 pm Comments Off on Culinary School Spotlight: Shawn CowanCooking may have just saved Shawn Cowan’s life. Housed at a level four correctional facility in Wilmington, Shawn Cowan saw...
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Helping the Food Bank helps your neighbors . . . not just at holiday time
November 8, 2016 2:27 pm Comments Off on Helping the Food Bank helps your neighbors . . . not just at holiday timeBy Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator During the holiday season, people frequently ask us at the Food Bank of Delaware, “How...
Food Lion and NFL Player Make Impact Against Hunger in Delaware
November 7, 2016 8:00 pm Comments Off on Food Lion and NFL Player Make Impact Against Hunger in DelawareBy Benny Smith, Food Lion Deborah Ali is a Wilmington, Del., grandmother who is willing to do anything to help...
Partner Spotlight: Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
November 7, 2016 7:46 pm Comments Off on Partner Spotlight: Presbyterian Church of the CovenantBy Kim Turner, Communications Director Twenty-seven children ranging in grades K-5 gather at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in...
Delaware McDonald’s® Operator Association’s McCafé® Coffee with a Cause Program Partners with the Food Bank of Delaware
November 4, 2016 2:05 pm Comments Off on Delaware McDonald’s® Operator Association’s McCafé® Coffee with a Cause Program Partners with the Food Bank of DelawareThe Delaware McDonald’s® Operator Association continues its McCafe® Coffee with a Cause program in November by partnering with the Food...
Harry K. Foundation, Food Bank of Delaware mark grand opening of Delaware State University food pantry
November 2, 2016 8:24 pm Comments Off on Harry K. Foundation, Food Bank of Delaware mark grand opening of Delaware State University food pantryThanks to a generous donation from the Harry K. Foundation, anti-hunger advocates officially cut the ribbon on the new food...
Connection is key to program’s success; backpacks help hungry students
November 1, 2016 12:52 pm Comments Off on Connection is key to program’s success; backpacks help hungry studentsBy Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Like many high schools participating in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program, at Sussex...
After-school fun at Downes Elementary School
October 31, 2016 12:56 pm Comments Off on After-school fun at Downes Elementary SchoolSeventy elementary-aged children from Downes Elementary School gather after school every Monday-Friday to participate in the City of Newark’s after-school...
On a mission: 200 food banks plus 100 marathons for hunger awareness
October 26, 2016 7:11 pm Comments Off on On a mission: 200 food banks plus 100 marathons for hunger awarenessBy Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator The Food Bank of Delaware is grateful for every volunteer, and sometimes we get help...
Food Bank of Delaware celebrates third Delaware WONDER culinary graduation
October 25, 2016 5:43 pm Comments Off on Food Bank of Delaware celebrates third Delaware WONDER culinary graduationThey were small, but mighty. Jayla Alderman Watson and Jeanne Smith made up the 44th graduating class of The Culinary...