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The Food Bank of Delaware announced today its officers and the appointment of six new board member to its Board of Directors for the 2023 fiscal year. The following officers have been elected to the Food Bank of Delaware’s Executive Committee: Andy Larmore, Chairman (Vice President, Bayshore Transportation) Steve Thompson, Chair-Elect (Retired, Chesapeake Utilities) Andrew…

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Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the 11th annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 25 at the Delaware State Fair. Fair attendees who bring five Food Lion brand canned or boxed goods will, in exchange, receive free gate admittance…

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Cheers filled the room as friends, family members, community dignitaries, Food Bank team members and others joined to celebrate the accomplishments of 12 culinary graduates. This group of students joins more than 800 culinary alumni who have successfully completed the Food Bank of Delaware’s 14-week culinary training program. The gradutes include: Trina Chrisden Bendu Collins…

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Pastor Rachel Howell (pictured right) leads Perfecting Holiness Deliverance Ministries in Newport, and her team hosts the Love in Deed food distribution every third Saturday of the month outside the church located on East Newport Pike. Feeding the community is close to Pastor Howell’s heart. “My mother was a single mom,” she explains. “During certain…

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And the winners are . . .  The green and pink daisy created by Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority was judged the Best in Show in the 2022 Food Bank of Delaware’s CANgineering competition that drew 25 entries statewide. Zakat Foundation’s creation of a Food Fort of Delaware won the Popular Vote through a week-long social…

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The Food Bank of Delaware is currently accepting applications for its Summer Culinary Exploration Program scheduled to begin on Monday, July 25. This special training program offers students ages 16-21 with intellectual disabilities an early start at career exploration and preparation for adult life. The program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Mondays…

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We are grateful for partnerships with Amazon and DoorDash who help us make home deliveries to families without transportation or who might not be able to get to a food pantry for a variety of reasons. We know these partnerships are truly lifechanging for so many in our community. We recently sat down with some…

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We are grateful for partnerships with Amazon and DoorDash who help us make home deliveries to families without transportation or who might not be able to get to a food pantry for a variety of reasons. We know these partnerships are truly lifechanging for so many in our community. We recently sat down with some…

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Boy Scout Zach Denn and a team of mentors, including Food Bank of Delaware Agricultural Director Kyle Brolis, have spent the past year designing and implementing a 1,200-square-foot native plant garden on the Food Bank Farm. The garden consists of perennial flowers, grasses and shrubs and creates a natural landscape to provide habitat for pollinating…

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It’s not at all unusual for working people to need assistance from the Food Bank of Delaware. Consider the cost of housing, of child care, plus gas, and the escalating cost of food at the grocery store. In addition, many working folks can’t leave the job site to pick up food at one of our…

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