Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

December 1, 2016

Food Bank of Delaware Receives Grant from Red Nose Day to Support Children at Risk of Hunger

The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that it will use a $10,989.94 grant received from the Red Nose Day Fund to support children at risk of hunger through its…

November 30, 2016

TD Charitable Foundation surprises Food Bank with $80,000 donation

What a surprise we received last Tuesday – just in time for Thanksgiving! Renee Roberts and Dave Hargadon from the TD Charitable Foundation dropped by the Food Bank with a…

November 29, 2016

Culinary School Spotlight: Cleon Stewart

At first, Cleon Stewart applied to The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware as a way out of the Delaware Department of Correction’s Plummer Center. “But I got…

November 21, 2016

Trinity Logistics assures residents will have a great Thanksgiving dinner

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Thanks to a partnership between Trinity Logistics in Seaford, Perdue, and the Food Bank of Delaware, 315 families will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving over…

November 18, 2016

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation donates $26,500 and 1,000 meals towards Food Bank of Delaware “Thanksgiving for All” food distribution

Thanks to a $26,500 donation from Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (“Chesapeake”) and the generosity of its employee volunteers who helped distribute 1,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes, more Delaware families will be able…

Winter Wonderfest Light Spectacular to benefit local nonprofits, including Food Bank of Delaware

Make plans to attend the inaugural Winter Wonderfest in Lewes. The festival officially opens today and runs through Jan. 1. Use code FOODBANK when purchasing Light Spectacular tickets and a…

November 17, 2016

DART Stuff the Bus and Turkey Round Up a big success, thanks to generous Delawareans

What is synonymous with Thanksgiving dinner? Turkey and all of the fixings of course! That’s for many of us, but for the 117,970 food-insecure Delawareans, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner is…

November 15, 2016

Blue Hen Treats donates $500 in honor of fallen Wilmington firefighter

Blue Hen Treats is a local organization run by high school students. They sell dehydrated and baked goods that they prepare in the commercial kitchen of the Belvedere Fire Hall….

November 14, 2016

Culinary School heats up long-time passion for cooking

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Nelson Porto’s passion is cooking, and it has been for at least a few of decades. But this former IT professional was reluctant to combine…

November 9, 2016

Culinary School Spotlight: Shawn Cowan

Cooking may have just saved Shawn Cowan’s life. Housed at a level four correctional facility in Wilmington, Shawn Cowan saw a flyer for The Culinary School at the Food Bank…