Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

February 29, 2016

Volunteer Spotlight: Ruth Mayer

By Lindsey Hargett, Communications Intern When Ruth Mayer walked into the Food Bank of Delaware, she did not know what to expect, but she had a lot of energy and…

February 24, 2016

Harry K Foundation, Food Bank of Delaware mark grand opening of Community Education Building school pantry

Thanks to a generous donation from the Harry K Foundation, anti-hunger advocates officially cut the ribbon on the new school pantry at the Community Education Building (CEB) this morning. The CEB,…

February 23, 2016

Culinary Alumni Spotlight: Gaylan Maxson

After a 12-year stint with the U.S. Postal Service and service with the Marine Corps, Gaylan Maxson was ready for a change. Six years ago, looking for a new opportunity…