March 16, 2016
Culinary Spotlight: Rocky Brown
By: Lindsey Hargett, Communications Intern Rocky Brown was working in a shipping yard before he enrolled at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School. Leah Brown, the Food Bank’s Community…
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March 15, 2016
National CACFP Week
It’s National CACFP Week! Wondering what CACFP stands for? It’s the Child and Adult Care Food Program. We are proud to serve as a sponsor for this important USDA-funded/Delaware Department of…
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March 14, 2016
Red Clay School District teams with the Food Bank Of Delaware to help feed the hungry
By Ed Matarese, Food Sourcing Manager The Food Bank of Delaware (FBD) distributed more than six million pounds of food in Delaware in 2015 to help feed the less fortunate…
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March 11, 2016
Culinary School training sends student on promising career path
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Ask Anthony Leonardi about his work, and he’s all smiles! Anthony is sous chef for Plate Catering, a division of SoDel Concepts corporate family. He’s…
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March 10, 2016
Burritos: It’s what’s for breakfast at Milford High School
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Let’s celebrate! It’s National School Breakfast Week. What’s the big deal about breakfast? Breakfast in school creates positive impacts children’s learning, school attendance, behavior, and…
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March 8, 2016
School Breakfast Spotlight: Gunning Bedford Middle School
It’s National School Breakfast Week! This week we are spotlighting schools that are using alternative methods in order to feed more kids breakfast at school! The Colonial School District is…
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March 7, 2016
Thinking outside the cereal box to feed more kids breakfast
By Ashley Michini, Executive Coordinator It’s National School Breakfast Week! The Food Bank of Delaware will share best practices and special events from across the state of Delaware to highlight…
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March 4, 2016
Food Pantry, backpacks are a boon to Milton Elementary students
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator From Gloria Ho’s perspective, the Harry K Foundation Food Pantry in her school has been the proverbial win-win. Ho is the school social worker at…
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March 2, 2016
Volunteer Spotlight: Jacqueline Andrews
By Lindsey Hargett, Communications Intern It was May of 2014 and Jacqueline Andrews, a former teacher, and her husband had just retired to Delaware. She was looking for a close-knit…
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March 1, 2016
Highmark Delaware donates $45,000 to Backpack Program
This afternoon representatives from Highmark Delaware and the Delaware 87ers basketball team visited the Food Bank of Delaware to present our President and CEO Patricia Beebe with a check for…
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