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Denise, a Milford mom, brought her three children, ages 2, 4, and 10 to Thursday night’s Health Resource Fair to explore what options might be available for her struggling family. She learned about the event from her youngest son’s early intervention specialist. Because people dealing with food insecurity, like Denise, most likely are faced with…

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The Food Bank of Delaware is preparing for its sixth annual Dinner in the Orchard – a night of delicious food, fine wines, craft beer and live entertainment. The event, open to the public, is planned from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 at T.S. Smith & Sons in Bridgeville. The dinner…

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Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the seventh annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 23 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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With warm, sunny days, we’re thinking ahead to summer! Sunset cruises with Captain’s Lady Charters out of Bowers Beach are back for the 2018 season! Last season was a sell-out success, all benefitting the Food Bank of Delaware. Set sail on the first cruise of the season on Friday, May 18. The Captain’s Lady departs…

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Cooking can be fun, and many at-home cooks are hungry to learn tips and recipes from professional chefs. The Food Bank of Delaware has made that happen: we now offer monthly community cooking classes from both our Milford and Newark sites. The first class, held April 12 in Milford, drew 12 enthusiastic students, ranging in…

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Before roof replacement work can begin at 222 Lake Drive next week, 300 volunteers helped sort and box 90-plus totes of nonperishable donations at the “Clear the Aisles to Raise the Roof” event yesterday. The food was stored at our future home due to space limitations at the current facility at 14 Garfield Way. Throughout…

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The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that registration for the sixth annual CANgineering competition is now open. Organizations have until March 2 to register for the food drive and structure-building contest. CANgineering supports the year-round hunger relief efforts of the Food Bank of Delaware. With more than 114,000 Delawareans relying on the services of…

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Thanks to the support of Food Bank of Delaware Board Member Scott Lammers and the Wilmington Cornhole Association, the first-ever Throwing for Hunter Winter Classic held on Saturday, January 20 was a success! Forty-five teams rounded out the competitive tournament, while 15 teams participated recreationally. Bags started flying at 11:00 a.m. at our future home…

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The Food Bank of Delaware is helping to beat the winter doldrums by hosting its first-ever indoor cornhole tournament, Throwing for Hunger Winter Classic, on Saturday, January 20 at the organization’s future home at 222 Lake Drive in Newark. Bags will start flying at 11:00 a.m.   This first-ever tournament is being spearheaded by Food…

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We say this every year, but can you believe the year is almost over? It’s been a great year at the Food Bank of Delaware. None of our past accomplishments would be possible without the support of a generous community. As we head into 2018, we look forward to an even better year of meeting…

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