November 20, 2017
Food Lion Provides Blessings Just in Time for Thanksgiving
Three days before Thanksgiving 2017, Michelle Dobson was wondering where she could get extra items to help feed her family for holiday. Food Lion was there to help Monday in two different ways. First, the grocer provided free fresh items for her and more than 70 other Wilmington, Del., area hungry families at St. Helena’s…
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November 15, 2017
Tickets on sale for 5th annual Harry K Foundation Christmas Ball
Tickets are now on sale for the 5th annual Harry K Foundation Christmas Ball, a gala fund-raising event that will be held Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Rehoboth Beach Country Club. The Foundation has pledged 100 percent of the proceeds toward alleviating childhood food insecurity in Delaware. Nearly one in five Delaware children live in…
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November 14, 2017
Thanksgiving food drive season off to a good start thanks to DART and iHeartRadio
The 2017 Thanksgiving For All food drive got a much needed boost last week thanks to DART’s 20th annual Stuff the Bus and iHeartRadio’s Turkey Round Up 20! Thanks to the generosity of thousands of Delawareans, low-income families throughout the state will be able to gather around the table next week for a hearty Thanksgiving…
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November 3, 2017
Delaware’s retail and wholesale grocery stores support the Food Bank of Delaware in many ways
By Ed Matarese, Food Sourcing Manager The Food Bank of Delaware (FBD) is fortunate to receive support from many different types of donors; individuals, businesses, schools, foundations and more. Without this support of food, volunteers, equipment and money, we would not be able to continue our mission to eliminate hunger here in Delaware. One of…
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November 2, 2017
Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Food & Wine Festival To Benefit Food Bank of Delaware
Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Residence Inn by Marriott, which is TripAdvisor’s #1 rated hotel in the market, will host the Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, November 18 from 1 to 4PM. The event will be the first food and wine festival to be presented in Bethany Beach, and will raise…
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October 24, 2017
2017 Halloween Blue Jean Ball recap
Mike Hines and The Look had the future warehouse at 222 Lake Drive rocking on Saturday night for our 12th annual Blue Jean Ball, presented by Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant! The warehouse was decked out for Halloween, and guests spent the evening enjoying fine foods and beers from Iron Hill Brewery, wine donated by…
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September 26, 2017
JPMorgan Chase employees garden for hungry Delawareans
While the temperatures don’t quite feel like fall yet, Delaware’s summer growing season is winding down. Volunteers from JPMorgan Chase spent the summer tending to an on-site garden at three Chase campuses in Delaware. To date, the volunteers have harvested more than 720 pounds of fresh produce says volunteer Leepika Dhillon. Earlier this spring, volunteers…
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September 15, 2017
Golfers bask in sunshine at fourth annual Food Bank golf tournament
For the fourth year in a row, golfers were greeted by sunny blue skies at the Food Bank of Delaware’s annual golf tournament held at Fieldstone Golf Club in Greenville on Monday, September 11. Twenty-two foursomes rounded out this year’s field of golfers. Spearheaded by Kevin Davies, co-owner of Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant, this…
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September 14, 2017
Barclays presents $125,000 to Food Bank of Delaware at Culinary School graduation
As part of the graduation celebration of the 49th and 50th classes of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, Barclays presented a check for $125,000 to help support the Food Bank’s culinary workforce development program. Funding will support student scholarships to The Culinary School, the Food Bank’s alumni-run food cart and the…
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September 12, 2017
Chase volunteers pack 27,000 meals to help fight senior hunger
As part of the 2017 Summer of Service to Seniors, a partnership between the AARP Foundation and AARP Credit Card from Chase, more than 400 Chase volunteers gathered last Wednesday at the bank’s Walnut Street location in Wilmington to pack 27,000 meals for Delaware seniors at risk of hunger. A rainy afternoon did not put…
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